The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.
Native name: República da Guiné-Bissau
Language(s): Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
Area: 36,125 km2
Population: 1,781,308
Capital city: Bissau
Currency: Fr — West African CFA franc