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About 2% of the population speaks Portuguese, the [[official language]], as a first language, and 33% speak it as a second language. [[Guinea-Bissau Creole]], a [[Portuguese-based creole languages|Portuguese-based creole]], is the national language and also considered the language of unity. According to a 2012 study, 54% of the population speak Creole as a first language and about 40% speak it as a second language.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Handem |first=Myrna |title=Portuguese, Creole, or Both: The Problematic of Language Choice in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The Social, Political and Economic Implications of Language Choice |date=2015 |degree=Ph. D. |publisher=Howard University}}</ref> The remainder speak a variety of native African languages.
The nation is home to numerous followers of [[Islam]], [[Christianity]], and [[Traditional African religion|traditional faiths]], though no single religious group represents a majority of the population.<ref>{{cite web |title=Africa: Guinea-Bissau |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_pu.html |website=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=1 January 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022205949/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_pu.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Pew-2010" /> The country's per
Guinea-Bissau is a member of the [[United Nations]], [[African Union]], [[Economic Community of West African States]], [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]], [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]], [[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie]], and the [[South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone]]. It was also a member of the now-defunct [[Latin Union]].
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