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Countries of the World: Guinea-Bissau

Welcome to our Countries of the World section.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau is a small country on the African continent with a series of islands off the Western coast in the North Atlantic Ocean, a population of just over 2 million people and the following 2 countries across its borders:

  1. Guinea.
  2. Senegal.
 

You pronounce Guinea-Bissau like this: GI-NEE BISS-OW.

Key information and contact details for Guinea-Bissau

Official Language: Portuguese.

Secondary Language(s): Guinea-Bissau Creole.

Guinea-Bissau dialling code: +245.

Guinea-Bissau currency: West African CFA franc.

Guinea-Bissau Capital City: Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau International Airport: Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, V8RW+J4M, Guinea-Bissau. Phone Number: +55 67 992 97 1409.

Emergency Services Phone Number: Police / Ambulance / Fire: 112.

British Embassy: There is no British Embassy in Guinea-Bissau, the closest embassy relating to Guinea-Bissau can be found in Dakar, Senegal, 232 Miles / 373 KM away: British Embassy Dakar, BP 6025 Dakar, Dakar, Senegal. Phone Number: +221 33 823 7392.

American Embassy: There is no American Embassy in Guinea-Bissau, the closest embassy relating to Guinea-Bissau can be found in Dakar, Senegal, 232 Miles / 373 KM away: Embassy of the United States of America, B.P. 49, Rte des Almadies, Dakar, Senegal. Phone Number: +221 33 879 4000.

Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guinea-bissau.

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