I-Collect-It.com: Country Detail for Guinea-Bissau

Demonym: Bissau-Guinean
Population: 1,647,000 (2010)
Capital City: Bissau
Capital Coordinates: 11°52′N 15°36′W
Capital Time Zone: GMT
Currency: West African CFA Franc
Currency Code: XOF
GDP: $837.0 million (2010)
Per Capita Income: $508 (2010)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: GW
Internet Country Code: .gw
Calling Code: 245
Independence: 1973 from Portugal
Area: 36,125 square km (28,120 km land) (8,005 km water)
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Highest Point: Eastern Guinea-Bissau (300 m)
Life Expectancy: 49.11 years
Literacy: 42.40 percent

The area where this country is located used to be called Portuguese Guinea.

Number of bank notes in catalogue: 4

Number of coins in catalogue: 0

Number of stamps in catalogue: 15