Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau
  • KEY FACTS
  • Capital city : Bissau
  • Area: 36,125
  • Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
  • Official Languages: portuguese
  • Calling code: +254
  • Independance Day: September 24, 1973
  • Population: 1,874,303

Guinea-Bissau ; Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ ðɐ ɣiˈnɛ βiˈsaw]), is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,874,303.[2][3] It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east.