Land area

36,125 sq km

Population

1.61m (2009 IMF estimate)

Main town

Bissau (capital), population 384,960 (2009 census)

Weather in Bissau

Tropical: hottest month, April, 23-33°C; coldest month, January, 19-23°C

Languages

Portuguese, Crioulo, French, Balanta, Fula, Manjaco, Mandinga, Pepel

Measures

Metric system

Currency

In May 1997 the peso was replaced with the CFA franc at an exchange rate of P65:CFAfr1

Time

GMT

Public holidays

January 1st; January 20th (Heroes' Day); March 8th (Women's Day); May 1st; August 3rd (start of anti-colonial struggle); September 24th (Independence Day); November 17th; December 17th; December 25th