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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,080,000. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 10 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 12 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Result of the 2026.08.30 vote (Constitutional referendum): Yes 70.4%, no 29.6%.
- Context
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
6.3 /10 risk
- Security 4.0
- Legitimacy 3.3
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 2.5
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 10 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Guinea-Bissau.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 3 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 12 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Bissau
- Population
- 1,781,308 inh.
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Currency
- XOF
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of Government
Rui Duarte de Barros
Parliament
Assemblée nationale populaire
100 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
1,124 $
Growth
5.8 %
Inflation
0.9 %
Unemployment
2.7 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.25/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
33/100
Corruption (CPI)
21/100
Press freedom (RSF)
52/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#145
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
0 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 81% Cajou
Top imports
- 21% Riz
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
35%
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GBR
36%
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FRA
41%
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DEU
41%
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RUS
51%
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CHN
64%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-12-06
Last election
- 2026-08-30
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2025-11-23
Fernando Dias 49.4% vs Umaro Sissoco Embaló 47.6%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.514/1
Gini
33.4
Refugees hosted
24
Refugees originating
1,800
National anthem
Esta é a Nossa Pátria bem Amada
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- CPLP
- OIC
- African Union
- ECOWAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 1,753 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 227, or ×1.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)