Key facts
Capital: Bissau
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Government: Republic of Guinea-Bissau
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
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