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Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
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Population
1.78M
Capital
Bissau
Area
36,125 km²
Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$2.22B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$1,008
as of 2024
Population
2.20M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
3.8%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
2.6%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
29.8%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
64.25
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
8.8%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.0%
as of 2013
Urban population (% of total)
46.1%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.76
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
38.8%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
28,120
as of 2023
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About Guinea-Bissau
- Languages
- Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
- Currencies
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Timezones
- UTC
- Demonym
- Guinea-Bissauan
- UN member
- No
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- GW · GNB
- Map
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