Capital:Bissau
Population:1,416,027
Area:36,120 sq km
Climate:tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Languages:Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Currency:Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Government:republic
Religions:indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
