Facts

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal

Area (only Total) total: 36,120 sq km

Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east

Population: 1,503,182

Main Language (only first): Portuguese

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Bissau

Capital (Time Difference): UTC 0

Independence: 10 September 1974

National holiday: Independence Day, 24 September