| Africa > Western Africa > Guinea-Bissau | |
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| Official Name Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
| Motto Unity, Fight, Progress | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Bissau | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Bceao (XOF) | |
| Independence Day 24 Sep 1973: Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973. | |
| Population 1,746,000 | |
| Nationality Guinea-Bissauan | |
| Ethnic Group 22.5% Balanta, 28.5% Fula, 8.3% Manjaca, 14.7% Mandinga, 9.1% Papel, >1% others | |
| Area 36,125 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Guinea, Senegal | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 12.00, Longitude -15.00 | |
| Dialing Code +245 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GW | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GNB | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 624 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee GBS | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .gw | |