Domain names

General information Guinea-Bissau


The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in western Africa, and one of the smallest nations in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.

General information

CountryGuinea-Bissau
Top-level domain (ccTLD)gw
Population1.472.780
LanguagePortuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
CurrencyCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Telephone+245
Area+36.120 km2
ContinentAfrica

Flag

Two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia