Snapshot
Guinea-Bissau at a glance
- Capital
- Bissau
- Population
- 2,080,000
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Calling code
- +245
- Schengen
- Not in Schengen
- Tap water
- Not recommended
- Passport rank
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Guinea-Bissau
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Currency XOFTime in Bissau 00:13UTC+00:00Country codes GW / GNB
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Largest settlements in the available GeoNames snapshot (2026-09-06); population dates and city boundaries differ. GeoNames · CC BY 4.0.
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Bissau Cathedral
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Presidential Palace, Bissau
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National Ethnographic Museum (Guinea-Bissau)
National Ethnographic Museum (Guinea-Bissau) is one option for your time in Bissau. Check exhibition times before setting aside a museum stop.
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Fortaleza de São José da Amura
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Weather in Bissau
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OXB
An arrival option for Bissau
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
7.0 km from the city centre · straight line
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| Airport | IATA | Distance to city | Plan the next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Vieira International Airport | OXB | 7.0 km | Airport website ↗ |
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Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
Bissau · GGOV
Elevation129 ft
Coordinates11.894262, -15.653596
Runways
03 / 21
10499 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
A/G VOICE RDO343.2 MHz
APP123.9 MHz
TWR124.3 MHz
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Getting around Bissau
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Bissau Cathedral
Directions ↗Bissau Cathedral is one option for your time in Bissau. Open the map pin, check visitor access and decide where it fits in your day.
Presidential Palace, Bissau
Directions ↗Presidential Palace, Bissau is one option for your time in Bissau. Open the map pin, check visitor access and decide where it fits in your day.
National Ethnographic Museum (Guinea-Bissau)
Directions ↗National Ethnographic Museum (Guinea-Bissau) is one option for your time in Bissau. Check exhibition times before setting aside a museum stop.
Fortaleza de São José da Amura
Directions ↗Fortaleza de São José da Amura is one option for your time in Bissau. Open the map pin, check visitor access and decide where it fits in your day.
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