GUINEA-BISSAU

Republic of Guinea-Bissau · GW / GNB / 624

ISO 3166-1 GNB · 624

Guinea-Bissau is a western africa country in Africa. It has a population of 1,874,309, uses XOF, speaks Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole.

Population 1,874,309

Area (km²) 36,125

Capital Bissau

Region Western Africa

All facts

fields

ISO alpha-3: GNB
ISO numeric: 624
Calling code: +245
TLD: .gw
Driving side: —
Currencies: XOF
Languages: por, pov
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇬🇼

Cities

top 38 by population

Bissau Bissau 439,704

Gabú Gabú 49,371

Bafatá Bafatá 33,502

Xitole Bafatá 19,424

Canchungo Cacheu 13,652

Bissorã Oio 12,688

Jabicunda 00 12,395

Bissorã Oio 11,964

Madina do Boé Gabú 11,750

Bolama Bolama 10,769

Cacheu Cacheu 10,490

Bula Cacheu 10,213

Farim Oio 10,207

Catió Tombali 9,898

Mansôa Oio 9,422

Bubaque Bolama 9,244

Ingoré Cacheu 9,189

Buba Quinara 8,952

Bambadinca Bafatá 7,620

Quebo Tombali 7,072

Canchungo Cacheu 6,853

Quinhámel Biombo 6,602

São Domingos Cacheu 6,004

Mansabá Oio 5,964

Pitche Gabú 5,655

Contuboel Bafatá 4,871

Prábis Biombo 3,223

Safim Biombo 3,193

Pirada Gabú 2,980

Sonaco Gabú 2,753

Empada 00 2,680

Nhacra Oio 1,966

Fulacunda Quinara 1,804

Caió Cacheu 1,398

Cacine Tombali 1,151

Tite 00 1,109

Bedanda 00 783

Cumeré 00 654

Airports

top 3

OXB

Osvaldo Vieira International Airport

Large airport

BQE

Bubaque Airport

Small airport

GGCF

Cufar Airport

Small airport

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Guinea-Bissau use?: XOF.
What languages are spoken in Guinea-Bissau?: Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole.
What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?: Bissau.
How many cities are in Guinea-Bissau?: 38 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/GW

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "GW",
    "iso_alpha3": "GNB",
    "iso_numeric": "624",
    "common_name": "Guinea-Bissau",
    "official_name": "Republic of Guinea-Bissau",
    "capital": "Bissau",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Western Africa",
    "population": 1874309,
    "flag_emoji": "🇬🇼",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+245"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".gw"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/gw.svg",
    "area": 36125.0,
    "latitude": 12.0,
    "longitude": -15.0,
    "languages": {
      "por": "Portuguese",
      "pov": "Upper Guinea Creole"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "XOF": {
        "name": "West African CFA franc",
        "symbol": "Fr"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "GIN",
      "SEN"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}