Official name
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Name in local language
República da Guiné-Bissau (pt)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population (ranking: 158e )
1,655,289 inhabitants (2020)
Population growth
2.20 % / year
Area
36,125 km²
Density
45.82 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 213e )1.458 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
778 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
3.80 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
58.00 years (2018)
Birth rate
38.50 ‰ (2018)
Fertility rate
4.44 children / woman (2012)
Death rate (ranking )
12.70 ‰ (2014)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
60.00 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
59.91 % (2015)
Official languages
Portuguese, French
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
HDI (ranking: 216e )0.461 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )44.67 (2018)
Government
Unitary semi-presidential republic (autoritarian)
Head of State
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló
National Day
24 September (independence of 1973)
ISO Codes GW, GNB
Demonym
Bissau-Guinean
Tourists (ranking )
44,000 people (2015)
Hard to get out of the crisis after the civil war
Guinea-Bissau is a West African country located on the Atlantic coast between Senegal and Guinea . Portuguese is mainly spoken and a little French. The country is indeed landlocked in the heart of French-speaking Africa and maintains relations with its neighbors.
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Urban areas
Population
Bissau
766,925 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Regions
Population
Area
Bafatá
225,516 inhabitants
5,981 km²
Biombo
99,947 inhabitants
839 km²
Bissau (Autonomous sector)
492,004 inhabitants
78 km²
Bolama-Bijagos
34,563 inhabitants
2,624 km²
Cacheu
192,508 inhabitants
5,175 km²
Gabú
219,811 inhabitants
9,150 km²
Oio
226,846 inhabitants
5,403 km²
Quinara
64,278 inhabitants
3,138 km²
Tombali
94,939 inhabitants
3,737 km²
See also
