Area: 36.134 Km²
Population: 1.316.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 36 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Bissau (197.600 pop.)
Major cities: Bafatá 13.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Balanta 32%, Fula 22%, Manjaca 15%, Mandinka 13%, others 18%
Border countries: Senegal NORTH, Guinea EAST

Major height: 310 m
Principal rivers: Corubal 320 Km (tract of Guinea-Bissau, total 600 Km)
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: Archipelago of Bijagós 1500 Km² (Orango Island the principal)
Climate: Tropical

Language: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, Ethnic dialects
Religion: Indigenous Beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 4%
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (XAF)