Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa. It borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the south. The official language is Portuguese, and the capital is Bissau. About 1,442,000 people live in Guinea-Bissau as of 2006.[4] The country was a Portuguese colony in the 19th century. At that time is was called Portuguese Guinea. It became independent in 1973. In 1974, the name of the country's capital was added so that it would not be confused with the neighboring country Guinea.
Republic of Guinea-Bissau República da Guiné-Bissau (in Portuguese) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Bissau 11°52′N 15°36′W / 11.867°N 15.600°W |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
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| Ethnic groups | African 99% (includes Balanta 30% Fula 20% Manjaca 14% Mandinga 13% Papel 7%) European and mulatto less than 1% |
| Demonym(s) | Bissau-Guinean(s)[1] |
| Government | Republic |
| Umaro Sissoco Embaló | |
| Geraldo Martins | |
| Legislature | National People's Assembly |
| Independence from Portugal | |
• Declared | 24 September 1973 |
• Recognized | 10 September 1974 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (136th) |
• Water (%) | 22.4 |
| Population | |
• 2010 estimate | 1,647,000[2] (148th) |
• 2002 census | 1,345,479 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (154th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $1.925 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $1,144[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $969 million[3] |
• Per capita | $575[3] |
| Gini (1993) | 47 high |
| HDI (2010) | 0.289 low · 164th |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 245 |
| Internet TLD | .gw |
Regions and sectors
Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions and one autonomous sector. These are divided into thirty-seven sectors. The regions are:
* autonomous sector
Guinea-Bissau Media
Slave trade in medieval Africa
Lesser coat of arms of Portuguese Guinea-Bissau
Flag of the Portuguese Company of Guinea
Comparison of Africa in the years 1880 and 1913
Portuguese Colonial War in Portuguese Guinea, 1968
PAIGC forces raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, 25 October 2022
The Presidential Palace of Guinea-Bissau
Public Order Police officer during a parade in Guinea-Bissau
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References
- ↑ "Background Note: Guinea-Bissau". US Department of State. December 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) NB: The preliminary results of the National population census in Guinea-Bissau put the figure at 1,449,230, according to email information by the Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa, Bissau. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Guinea-Bissau". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Retrieved on 8 October 2007.
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