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Guinea-Bissau address format & examples

How to write a Bissau-Guinean address

We know you love cashews, and there's a good chance you've eaten a few hundred from Guinea-Bissau. Cashews are the country's primary export, and it seems like the entire economy revolves around them. If you want to send back a thank you note for your most recent, delicious cashew experience, you will need to know how to write a Bissau-Guinean address.

To learn how to write a Guinea-Bissau address, follow the basic Guinea-Bissau envelope address format listed below. Guinea-Bissau’s address format isn’t too complicated, but getting it right will ensure your mail reaches Bissau, Bafatá, or even the remote Bijagós Islands without a hitch.

If you're looking for a high-tech solution to envelope address formats, you're in luck. Smarty’s address verification tools allow you to input any Bissau-Guinean address (or any worldwide address) and instantly receive the correct formatting. Using the proper Guinea-Bissau address format will help ensure your post reaches its destination smoothly.

Here’s a breakdown of how to write a Guinea-Bissau address:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
  2. Building name - This goes on its own line.
  3. Street and building number - The street the address is on followed by the building number, not separated by any punctuation marks.
  4. Neighborhood or local area - The localized area the address is in.
  5. Postal code - The postal code goes on its own line.
  6. City - The city or town the address is in.
  7. Country - Lastly, the country code of GNB.
Guinea-Bissau residential address format example

Guinea-Bissau address examples

Typical address exampleRua De Angola 8 Bissau GNB

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Guinea-Bissau addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Bissau-Guinean address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Guinea-Bissau's national postal system, "Correios da Guiné-Bissau," was established in 1973. As of recent data, Correios da Guiné-Bissau services approximately 19 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Guinea-Bissau. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
8 regions
Administration area names and abbreviations

Bafatá - BA Biombo - BM Bissau - BS Bolama-Bijagos - BL Cacheu - CA Gabú - GA Oio - OI Quinara - QU Tombali - TO

Term to describe postal codes
código postal
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
9999
Postal service provider and website

Correios da Guiné-Bissau

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Country information

Do you still need more details beyond how to write a Bissau-Guinean address? We’ve done the research for you and gathered postal codes, ISO codes, and other key information you might be waiting to learn. You’ll become a Guinea-Bissau address expert in no time!

Country/territory name
Guinea-Bissau
ISO3
GNB
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
GW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
GNB
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
624
Endonym
Guiné-Bissau
Total land area
36125 KM²
Capital
Bissau
Other major cities
Gabú, Bafatá, Cacheu

Population information

Total population
2150842 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
47% / 53%
Urban population
1010896
Rural population
1139946
Official language
Portuguese
All languages spoken
Guinea-Bissau Creole, Portuguese
Most commonly used postal language
Portuguese
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Now that you've seen our Bissau-Guinean address examples and have become a wizard at Guinea-Bissau address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
Visit the global address formats page or Africa address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.
*Data updated as of February 20, 2025

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