Key facts
Capital:Bissau
Location:Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Currency:Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)
Area:36,125 sq km
Population:1,976,187 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
Religion:Muslim 45.1%, Christian 22.1%, animist 14.9%, none 2%, unspecified 15.9% (2008 est.)
TimeZone:UTC 0
Tel Code:+245
