africa • GNB
Guinea-Bissau
Location marker · geographic overview
12° N / 15° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Bissau
- Population
- 2,201,352 2024
- Area
- 36,125 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
STAY A LITTLE LONGER
Discover Guinea-Bissau
_banner_Thatched_houses.jpg){kind=link}
FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is an off-the-beaten-path destination on the west coast of Africa.
Landscape & landmarks
Forests of Jemberem - Cantanhez Natural Park, where, with a bit of luck, you can see chimpanzees. […] Varela Beach - one of the few nice beaches in Guinea Bissau. […] Bijagos Islands - stunningly beautiful group of islands, some with resorts. Find, among others, turtles and hippos here.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Most Guineans eat rice with fish, because the country is rich in fish, and rice (homegrown or imported from Thailand) is relatively cheap. The more costly meals contain beef, goat, chicken or pork. Meals are also made with palm oil and peanut sauce and vegetables.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-22. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
A little more to discover +
- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Calling code
- +245
- Internet domain
- .gw
- Land border codes
- GIN, SEN
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .gw. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.