Guinea-Bissau: map, capital and facts
Guinea-Bissau is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Bissau. Its official languages are Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole.
Guinea-Bissau covers about 36,125 km², making it the 134th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 2.2 million people live there, the 144th-most populous.
Guinea-Bissau shares land borders with 2 countries: Guinea and Senegal.
Where is Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 12°N, 15°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Guinea-Bissau is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Guinea-Bissau facts
| Capital | Bissau |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 36,125 km² (134th largest) |
| Population | 2,249,515 (144th most populous) |
| Languages | Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (Fr) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 2 |
| Centre point | 12°N, 15°W |
Countries that border Guinea-Bissau
Other countries near Guinea-Bissau
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Gambia, about 240 km
- Sierra Leone, about 550 km
- Liberia, about 860 km
- Mauritania, about 950 km
- Cape Verde, about 1,070 km
Guess Guinea-Bissau in Warmer
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- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 36,125 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.