Republic of Guinea-Bissau is located in the west of the African Continent, with a population of 1,533,964, making it the
150th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Bissau with a total population of 407,424. The country
encompasses 36,120 square kilometers making it the 136th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Senegal,
Guinea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
President Malam Bacai Sanha is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status in a special presidential election
runoff following the assassination of Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Viera. Prime Minister Carlos Domingos Gomes Junior is
recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that status through appointment by the president after consultation
with party leaders in the legislature and holds that position five years. Its form of government is a republic and they
celebrate the creation of their constitution on 16 May 1948.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Portuguese, Crioulo and African languages. It counts among its major
religions indigenous beliefs, Muslim and Christian. As sources of mass communication it has 1 AM, 4 FM and no
Television stations.
Major geographical features are an unnamed Location in the northeast corner of the country, its highest point at 300 meters
and the Atlantic Ocean, its lowest point at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is the Atlantic Ocean, which measures 310
kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are agricultural products processing, beer
and soft drinks. Its official currency is the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc.
Here’s something you may not know about Guinea-Bissau. Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years and
the country now ranks sixth in cashew production.
150th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Bissau with a total population of 407,424. The country
encompasses 36,120 square kilometers making it the 136th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Senegal,
Guinea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
President Malam Bacai Sanha is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status in a special presidential election
runoff following the assassination of Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Viera. Prime Minister Carlos Domingos Gomes Junior is
recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that status through appointment by the president after consultation
with party leaders in the legislature and holds that position five years. Its form of government is a republic and they
celebrate the creation of their constitution on 16 May 1948.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Portuguese, Crioulo and African languages. It counts among its major
religions indigenous beliefs, Muslim and Christian. As sources of mass communication it has 1 AM, 4 FM and no
Television stations.
Major geographical features are an unnamed Location in the northeast corner of the country, its highest point at 300 meters
and the Atlantic Ocean, its lowest point at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is the Atlantic Ocean, which measures 310
kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are agricultural products processing, beer
and soft drinks. Its official currency is the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc.
Here’s something you may not know about Guinea-Bissau. Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years and
the country now ranks sixth in cashew production.
| A Tradtional Gabu House in Guinea-Bissau |
| Bissau City- Guinea-Bissau's capital ad largest city |
| Bissau City Cathedral Lighthouse |
| Boats in Bissau Harbor |
| Guinea Bissau-Guinea Border crossing near the town of Boe and their unnamed high point |
| Guinea-Bissau traditional clothes |
| Main Street Bissau |
| Market in Bissau |
| Guinea-Bissauian children |
Guinea-Bissau is a very, excuse me, VERY poor country and hardly anyone visits which is very saddening. If
I were to go I would like to see and do the following: Learn more about the Bissau Cathedral Lighthouse, walk
around Bissau City, take a boat ride from Bissau Harbor, take a ferry ride across the border, wear traditional
clothes, buy something traditional in the market and take more photos. Please visit and help them out if you
can and bring them up as much as you can.
I were to go I would like to see and do the following: Learn more about the Bissau Cathedral Lighthouse, walk
around Bissau City, take a boat ride from Bissau Harbor, take a ferry ride across the border, wear traditional
clothes, buy something traditional in the market and take more photos. Please visit and help them out if you
can and bring them up as much as you can.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| Turtle nesting area on Poila, Orange Island |
GUINEA-
BISSAU
Updated 10/12/10
BISSAU
Updated 10/12/10
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
1.8% (2007 est.)
16,000
1,100
16,000
1,100
| Ripe Guinea-Bissau cashew fruit ready for harvest |
| Cacine- the southernmost point of Guinea-Bissau on the border with Guinea |
| Guinean men in costume for the Carnival of St. Lucia |
| Dug out canoe and fisherman in the Arqipalago dos Bijaos in the Atlantic Ocean- the lowest point of Guinea-Bissau |
| Geba River- the northernmost point of Guinea-Bissau on the border with Senegal |
| Rio Cacheu Delta |
| End of the road in Sao Domingoes on Guinea-Bissau's border with Senegal |
| Ilha De Urakane in the Arqipalago dos Bijaos |
| Ilha de Bubaque in the Arqipalago dos Bijaos |
| Pea Soup with pork- a favorite dish of Guinea-Bissau |
| Port Cumere |
| Suzana- the westernmost port of Guinea-Bissau on the Atlantic Coast |
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| Cabo Roxo- Guinea-Bissau's westernmost point on the border with Senegal |
| Rio Corubal- Guinea-Bissau's easternmost point on the border with Guinea |
