Africa · Western Africa
Guinea-Bissau
One city in the atlas · one airport with scheduled flights
- Capital
- Bissau
- Currency
- XOF
- West African Franc
- Local time
- Greenwich Mean TimeUTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +245
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C
Facts
Guinea-Bissau in figures
From named datasets: GeoNames, CLDR, the World Bank and Wikidata. Each is credited at the foot of the page.
- Capital
- Bissau
- Currency
- West African Franc XOFToday's indicative rate: XOF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: PortugueseSpoken: Portuguese
- Time zones
- Greenwich Mean TimeUTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +245
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency119ambulance121police180fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 2,249,515 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 36,120 km²
- Internet domain
- .gw
When to go
Climate across Guinea-Bissau
On these averages, Bissau has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to January.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Cities
Cities in Guinea-Bissau
The one place in the atlas: capitals, cities of 300,000 people or more, the places its airports serve, and the ones we have written guides to.
Airports
Airports in Guinea-Bissau
Airports with scheduled flights and an IATA code, from OurAirports.
Large airports
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Guinea-Bissau
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