Flag of Guinea-Bissau

🎨 What the flag means

Guinea-Bissau's flag has a red vertical stripe with a black star, plus yellow and green horizontal stripes. The black star stands for the people of Africa. Yellow stands for the savannas of the north and green for the forests of the south, and together they also stand for farming. Its Pan-African colours echo the flags of Ghana and Guinea.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

1.9 million (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Bissau492 thousand people (2015)

🗣️ Main language

PortugueseAlso official: Upper Guinea Creole

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The Bijagós Archipelago, a group of 88 islands and islets, lies off Guinea-Bissau's coast.
2. Cashew nuts are one of Guinea-Bissau's most important exports.
3. Gumbe is the country's best-known music, and the calabash is its main traditional musical instrument.