Guinea-Bissau
Capital: Bissau · Coastal
Cacheu Fort. A historic Portuguese trading fortress (Fortaleza de Cacheu) on the Cacheu River.
- Capital
- Bissau
- Languages
- Portuguese (official)
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
A former Portuguese colony, Guinea-Bissau is known for the Bijagós Archipelago, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and a cashew-driven economy.
Its coastline and river network shaped centuries of Atlantic trade.