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Guinea-Bissau

The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau
Official nameRepublic of Guinea-Bissau
LocationAfrica | Western Africa
Area36125 km2
Population1.97M inhabitants
Density54.477 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) Guinea-Bissauan / (f) Guinea-Bissauan
Official languagesPortuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
Capital(s)Bissau
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsFIFA
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
GINI50.7 (2010)
TLD.gw
Phone code+2, suffix(es): 45
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Drives on theright