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All you need to know before visiting Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau summary
Guinea-Bissau is a small country with around 2M Guinea-Bissau. Official language is Portuguese. Guinea-Bissau uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC+00:00. Currency used in Guinea-Bissau is West African CFA franc (XOF).
🎫 Border Rank #️⃣ 47
🗺️ Passport Rank #️⃣ 185
ATMs in Guinea-Bissau are Rare. Internet speed in Guinea-Bissau is on average 0.6 Mbps.
🏙️ Bissau🗣️ Portuguese
👨👩👦👦 2M ☀️ ~27 °C 🌧 ~141 mm 👍 Least Developed 🚩 36k km2 (14k mi²)
General
Socket 🔌
Guinea-Bissau uses 220V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type C.
Languages 🗣️
- Portuguese
Money
Currency 💱
100 XOF = 0.17 USDGuinea-Bissau uses the West African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XOF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 250, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 francs.
ATM 🏧🏦
RareAutomatic teller machines are rare in Guinea-Bissau. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
Tipping 💁🏽
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Phone
Mobile Phone 📱
Roaming 🌐
Emergency Calls 🚨
Police :102
Ambulance :103
Fire department :101
Calling ☎️
InternationalTo call Guinea-Bissau, dial +, then 245 (the country code for Guinea-Bissau), then the area code and the local number.
LocallyFor local calls within Guinea-Bissau, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 3 .
international: + 245 3 1234567
calling local: 3 1234567
Internet connection
Internet Speed 💯
Internet speed in Guinea-Bissau is on average 0.6 Mbps.
Wifi 📡
SIM Card #️⃣
Driving
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Weather
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Rainfall ☔
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