Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Capital Bissau
36,125 km² · 2,249,515 people (2025) · West African CFA franc
The Bijagós archipelago is 88 islands and islets, of which about twenty are permanently inhabited; the whole group is a UNESCO biosphere reserve and a nesting ground for green turtles. Much of the mainland coast is mangrove and tidal flat.
The facts
- Capital
- Bissau
- Area
- 36,125 km² — 13,948 sq mi
- Population
- 2,249,515 (2025)
- Density
- 62.3 people per km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +245
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- GW · GNB
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 135 of 200
- By population
- 148 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 41,277 | 9,092,436 |
| Bhutan | 38,394 | 796,682 |
| Guinea-Bissau ← | 36,125 | 2,249,515 |
| Taiwan | 35,980 | 23,600,776 |
| Moldova | 33,851 | 2,360,527 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?
- Bissau
- What currency does Guinea-Bissau use?
- The West African CFA franc (XOF).
- How big is Guinea-Bissau?
- 36,125 km², or 13,948 square miles — 135 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Guinea-Bissau drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Switzerland 41,277 km²
- Bhutan 38,394 km²
- Taiwan 35,980 km²
- Moldova 33,851 km²
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- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
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- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)