Africa
Guinea-Bissau
The Bijagós islands: mangroves, saltwater hippos and turtles. Plan well, and enjoy!
- Local time
- 13:42
- Currency
- XOF
- Calling code
- +245
- Capital
- Bissau
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese, POV
Respect & manners
- Take time for greetings: politeness matters.
- Ask before taking photos of people. Never photograph police, military or government buildings.
- Portuguese is the official language.
- Bring cash (euros or US dollars): cards work only in big hotels.
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