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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa with 2 land neighbours, Guinea and Senegal. Its capital is Bissau.
Capital
Bissau
Land borders
2joint 8th-most in Africa
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Has a coastline
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
Capital
2.2 million
Population
36,125 km²
Area
2
Land borders
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Currency
Countries that border Guinea-Bissau
2 land neighbours: Guinea and Senegal. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
2 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 2 land borders are joint 8th-most in Africa — level with Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Eswatini and Tunisia. Of the 1 possible pairings among them, 1 is itself a border, which is what turns a list into a knot. Guinea is the most connected of them, with 6 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Guinea-Bissau, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
2
land borders — joint 8th-most in Africa
1
pair of its neighbours that border each other
6
borders on Guinea, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Bissau
Capital Rush deals Guinea-Bissau and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Guinea-Bissau is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- GW
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- Portuguese and Upper Guinea Creole
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Guinea-Bissau costs people points
Guinea
Guinea borders Guinea-Bissau, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Conakry, not Bissau.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is in Africa, and its capital is Malabo — not Bissau. It has 2 land borders to Guinea-Bissau's 2.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is in Oceania, and its capital is Port Moresby — not Bissau. It has no land borders at all, where Guinea-Bissau has 2.
Guinea-Bissau, asked and answered
What countries border Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau has 2 land neighbours: Guinea and Senegal.
What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?
Bissau. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Guinea-Bissau comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Guinea-Bissau in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Guinea-Bissau the same as Guinea?
No. Guinea borders Guinea-Bissau, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Conakry, not Bissau.
Where can I practise finding Guinea-Bissau on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Guinea-Bissau is in the pool, along with all 2 of its neighbours.
Can you find Guinea-Bissau on a blank map?
Its 2 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.