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Practical Country Info
Guinea Bissau Practical Country Info
BissauLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Guinea Bissau, civil time is represented by Africa/Bissau, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +245, and the country-code domain is .gw.
Time zone
Africa/Bissau
Driving side
Right side
Mains voltage
230 V
Calling code
+245
ISO alpha-2
GW
Civil time
Guinea Bissau time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Guinea Bissau is represented here using Africa/Bissau.
Road standard
Driving side
Right side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Guinea Bissau.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
230 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Guinea Bissau is identified internationally
+245
Calling code
.gw
Country domain
GW
ISO 3166
Alpha 2GW
Alpha 3GNB
Numeric624
For Guinea Bissau, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Guinea Bissau practical data table
| Field | Guinea Bissau | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Africa/Bissau | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +245 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .gw | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | GW | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | GNB | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 624 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Guinea Bissau's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +245, ccTLD .gw, time-zone reference Africa/Bissau, and identify the authority used for each claim.