West Africa(UN: Western Africa)
Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
A small Atlantic country of rivers and islands, birthplace of Amílcar Cabral's liberation movement, and since independence repeatedly unsettled by coups.
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Flag
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
National flag
- Bijagós Archipelago
Landscape
Bijagós Archipelago
A real place in Guinea-Bissau
- Bijagós Archipelago
Landmark
Bijagós Archipelago
Eighty-eight islands where sea turtles nest and hippos swim in salt water.
- Hippopotamus
Wildlife
Hippopotamus
Hippos cannot swim — they walk and bounce along the river bed.
- Green sea turtle
Wildlife
Green sea turtle
Females return to the very beach where they hatched, decades later.
- Bissau
City
Bissau
Capital of Guinea-Bissau
Capital
Bissau
Population
2,249,515
World Bank, 2025
Area
36,125 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc
GDP per person
$1,124
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
46.7%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Cashews make up the large majority of export earnings.
Kriolu, a Portuguese-based creole, is the everyday language of most people.
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.