Guinea-Bissau: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- Bissau
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 2,249,515
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Guinea-Bissau is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Bissau.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.
Where it is
Guinea-Bissau is grouped in Western Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Guinea, Senegal. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Guinea-Bissau has a recorded area of 36,125 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Western Africa in this dataset, it ranks 14 by area, from largest to smallest. Togo is immediately above it in that ordering, at 56,785 km². Gambia is immediately below it, at 10,689 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 2,249,515 people for Guinea-Bissau in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 62 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is West African CFA Franc (XOF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?
Reveal answer
Bissau. Guinea-Bissau is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Bissau.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Guinea-Bissau?
Reveal answer
The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.
Which land neighbours of Guinea-Bissau are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Guinea and Senegal. The source classifies Guinea-Bissau as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Guinea-Bissau?
Reveal answer
Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Guinea-Bissau.
Which currency codes are listed for Guinea-Bissau?
Reveal answer
West African CFA Franc (XOF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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