- Capital / administrative city
- Bissau
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Scope
- UN member state
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Estimated population (2025)
- 2,249,515
- Country codes
- GW / GNB
- Currencies in dataset
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Languages in dataset
- Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
- Official name in dataset
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Population estimate: World Bank.
Guinea-Bissau is listed in Africa, in the Western Africa subregion. The atlas lists Bissau in its capital or administrative-city field.
Location on the map
Explore on OpenStreetMap · Pin shows an approximate reference point.
Land neighbors in the atlas
Read the map and coordinates
The atlas places the reference point for Guinea-Bissau at 12° N, 15° W. Use the point to locate the entry on a world map, then zoom in to see the capital, islands, or coastline. The border list connects this map view with 2 neighboring entries in the directory.
Physical geography
The terrain notes for Guinea-Bissau identify plains. The archived climate description includes tropical, monsoon-influenced and humid conditions.
- Highest point
- Dongol Ronde 277 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Mean elevation
- 70 m
- Coastline
- 350 km
- Forest cover
- 75% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land
- 29.9% (2023 est.)
Coastline length is an archive estimate. The reported length can change with the measurement scale or the inclusion of small offshore features.
Physical geography source: archived CIA World Factbook profile for Guinea-Bissau.
Compare with Senegal
Senegal is a useful land-border comparison. The atlas lists Senegal at 196,722 km² and Guinea-Bissau at 36,125 km². On the map, locate Bissau and Dakar. Trace the shared border, then compare where the capitals sit in relation to that boundary. Open the comparison tool with Guinea-Bissau selected.
Guinea-Bissau in context
Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² (13,948 mi²), which places it 134th among the 195 UN members and observers. Taiwan and Bhutan are the closest comparisons by area. The World Bank estimate for 2025 is 2,249,515 people, about 62 per km². That ranks 147th of 215 atlas entries with population data and makes Guinea-Bissau less densely settled than the typical entry.
The reference point is at 12° N, 15° W, in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Western Hemisphere. It shares land borders with 2 sovereign neighbors: Guinea and Senegal. It is one of 17 atlas entries in Western Africa, within Africa. The dataset lists 2 languages: Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole; 1 currency: West African CFA franc (XOF).
Common questions
What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?
The atlas lists Bissau as the capital.
How many people live in Guinea-Bissau?
The World Bank estimate for 2025 is 2,249,515. The series is dated and can be revised. Check that the geographic coverage matches before comparing it with another source.