Flag of Guinea-Bissau
What the flag means
- Red — the blood of independence
- Yellow — labor
- Green — hope and forests
- Black star — Africa and its people (Pan-African)
Design set by: Constituição da República da Guiné-Bissau (1984), artigo 22.º, n.º 2 · Adopted 1973
Highlights
- 🏝️ Pristine Bijagós Archipelago
- 🐢 Home to sea turtles and hippos
- 🌊 Atlantic mangrove coasts
- 🥁 Lively folk music and dance
- 🐦 A seabird paradise
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Population
- 2,249,515 people (2025)
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Capital
- Bissau
- Languages
- Portuguese, Fula
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Pan-African colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constituição da República da Guiné-Bissau (1984), artigo 22.º, n.º 2
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States