Africa · Western AfricaGW · +245
Country profile / GW
Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Locally: Guiné-Bissau
Capital
Bissau
Region
Africa
ISO
GW
Local time in Guinea-Bissau
live · IANABissau
Africa/Bissau
Reference ledger
CapitalBissauAdministrative seat
LanguagesPortuguese, Upper Guinea Creole2 listed
CurrenciesWest African CFA franc1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Bissau1 IANA identifier
Area36,125 km²Ranked 138 of 241 by area
Dialing+245International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 43% of places in this atlas.
At 36,125 km², Guinea-Bissau ranks 138 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#138by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code GW is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +245 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Bissau should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOGW
Borders2
Time zones1