Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Official nameRepublic of Guinea-Bissau
CapitalBissau
RegionAfrica — Western Africa
Area36,125 km²
LandlockedNo
LanguagesPortuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
CurrenciesWest African CFA franc (Fr)
DemonymGuinea-Bissauan
Approx. coordinates12°, -15°
Guinea-Bissau sits within Western Africa, a subregion of Africa. Bissau serves as the capital city of Guinea-Bissau, which has at least one coastline. It covers approximately 36,125 km², and one of the main languages is Portuguese, with the West African CFA franc (Fr) as its currency. Guinea-Bissau borders 2 countries on land, one of the details that can help identify it by outline alone.
Countries bordering Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau shares a land border with 2 countries.