Guinea-Bissau

Native Name:
Guiné-Bissau
Region:
Africa
Capital:
Bissau
Currencies:
West African CFA franc (Fr)
Population:
1,781,308
Sub Region:
Western Africa
Top Level Domain:
.gw
Languages:
Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
Border Countries:
SenegalGuinea

The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.