Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guiné-Bissau · Africa
Capital
Bissau
Population
0
Currency
Fr XOF
Calling Code
+245
Languages
Geography
Region
Western Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
36,125 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.gw
Borders
Airports (2)
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
GW
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
GNB
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
624
BCP 47
pt-GW
IOC
GBS
FIFA
GNB
Currency Format
Name
West African Franc
Native Name
West African CFA franc
Code
XOF
Symbol
Fr
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
123 457 F CFA
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, d 'de' MMMM 'de' y
Long
d 'de' MMMM 'de' y
Medium
d 'de' MMM 'de' y
Short
dd/MM/y
Time Formats
Full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Long
HH:mm:ss z
Medium
HH:mm:ss
Short
HH:mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1 234 567,89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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