Motto: "Unidade, Luta, Progresso"  (Portuguese)
"Unity, Struggle, Progress"

Anthem: Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada  (Portuguese)

Capital
(and largest city)

Bissau
11°52′N, 15°36′W

Official languages

Portuguese

Recognised regional languages

Crioulo

Demonym

Guinean

Government

Republic

President

João Bernardo Vieira

Prime Minister

Carlos Correia

Independence

from Portugal 

Declared

September 24, 1973 

Recognised

September 10, 1974 

Area

Total

36,544 km² (136th)
13,948 sq mi 

Water (%)

22.4

Population

July 2005 estimate

1,586,000 (148th)

2002 census

1,345,479 

Density

44/km² (154th)
114/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2005 estimate

Total

$1.167 billion (165th)

Per capita

$1000 (177th)

Gini (1993)

47 (high) 

HDI (2007)

▲ 0.374 (low) (175th)

Currency

West African CFA franc (XOF)

Time zone

GMT (UTC+0)

Internet TLD

.gw

Calling code

+245