Guinea-Bissau

About Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Guinea-Bissau. In Arabic, the name is written غينيا بيساو, and the capital بيساو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Guinea-Bissau is Bissau. Bissau lies at about 12° north and 16° west. Guinea-Bissau has 2 official languages: Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole. Its currency is the West African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XOF. 7 other countries use the same currency, including Niger, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Guinea-Bissau covers about 36,125 square kilometres, which puts it 134th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Guinea and Senegal. The largest of these neighbours by area is Guinea. Other countries in West Africa include Niger, Mali, and Mauritania. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Guinea-Bissau with the other countries of the same region.