'''Guinea-Bissau''' (; , , Mandinka: ߖߌߣߍ ߺ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the '''Republic of Guinea-Bissau''' ( ), is a country in West Africa that covers  with an estimated population of . It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east.