Time zone: GMT
Location: western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal.
Capital: Bissau
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (currency code XOF)
Languages: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages. Business language: Portuguese.
Airport authority contact information: Direccao-Geral de Aviacao, Bissau Airport, Aptado Postal 10527, Bissau Codex, 1501. Telephone: +245 251 090
Airports: In 2005 Guinea Bissau had 28 airports, only 3 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Bissau Osvaldo Vieira Airport
Bubaque Airport
Cufar Airport