🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
GW / GNB #134
Nomad Score
39.0
Cities
5
Currency
XOF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
2.1M
Density
51.5/km²
HDI
0.514
(Low)
Gini Index (2010)
50.7
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Português |
| Upper Guinea Creole | - |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 46.1% |
| Traditional | 30.6% |
| Christianity | 18.9% |
| No religion | 3.0% |
| Others | 1.0% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Balanta | 30.0% |
| Fula | 30.0% |
| Manjak | 14.0% |
| Mandinka | 13.0% |
| Papel | 7.0% |
| Other / unspecified | 6.0% |
Demonym (male)
Guinea-Bissauan
Demonym (female)
Guinea-Bissauan
National Anthem
Esta é a Nossa Pátria bem Amada
🏥 HEALTHCARE
HALE (2021)
51.5 yrs
UHC Index (2021)
37/100
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Broadband (2023)
0.3/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.3
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
36,125 km²
Capital
Bissau
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Calling Codes
+245
Postal Code
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TLD
.gw
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇬🇳 Guinea,
🇸🇳 Senegal
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
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.
National Anthem
Esta é a Nossa Pátria bem Amada
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