Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Guinea-Bissau
- +245
What every visitor should know about Guinea-Bissau:
- Money
- The currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF). 100 XOF is worth about US$0.22, or €0.15.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Banditry on rural roads
- Capital
- Bissau
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Guinea-Bissau facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 1,533,964
- Language
- Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
- Ethnicity
- African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
Economy
- GDP
- US$600 (per capita)