Guinea-Bissau

Key facts

Which countries border Guinea-Bissau?2

• Guinea
• Senegal

Guinea-Bissau in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Guinea-Bissau is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 31 clues from the pool that are true of Guinea-Bissau, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has Portuguese as an official language1 of 9
• Its name begins with “G”1 of 11
• Its name contains a double letter1 of 11
• Its currency is called the franc1 of 22
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
• Borders exactly two countries1 of 28
• Borders a country whose name begins with the same letter1 of 30
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does1 of 46
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Lies entirely in the western hemisphere1 of 49
• Every country it borders is larger than it1 of 51
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Every country it borders has a coastline1 of 67
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Guinea-Bissau

Which countries border Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau shares a land border with 2 countries: Guinea and Senegal.

What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?

The capital of Guinea-Bissau is Bissau.

Is Guinea-Bissau landlocked?

No. Guinea-Bissau has a coastline.

What language is spoken in Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau has one official language, Portuguese.