Travel Alert Status
Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Time Difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Languages
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Ethnic Groups
African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
National Holiday
Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
Geographic Coordinates
12 00 N, 15 00 W
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Airports
2