Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is in Africa, in the West Africa region. Its capital is Bissau. It has a population of about 2.2 million and an area of 36,125 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are green and yellow, at 33.3% each.
The flag of Guinea-Bissau as a pie chart
- Green 33.3%
- Yellow 33.3%
- Red 31.8%
- Black 1.6%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a star
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Guinea-Bissau at a glance
- Capital
- Bissau
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Official languages
- Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- National day
- September 24
- Anthem
- “Esta é a Nossa Pátria bem Amada”
- Area
- 36,125 km²73rd smallest out of 208
- Population
- 2.2 million58th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 62.3 people/km²75th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 2.5 billion21st lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 1,12419th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 64.3 years25th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from Portugal
- Joined the UN in 1974
Neighboring countries
Guinea-Bissau borders 2 countries:
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.