Republic of Guinea-Bissau is located in the west of the African Continent, with a population of 1,628,603, making it the
152nd largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Bissau with a total population of 407,424. The country
encompasses 36,125 square kilometers making it the 138th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Senegal,
Guinea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Transitional President Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status in the aftermath
of the April 2012 coup that deposed the government when an agreement was reached between ECOWAS mediators and the
military junta to name Nhamadjo as transitional president with a one year term. Transitional Prime Minister Rui Duarte
Barros 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 until after the next presidential election. 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.
152nd largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Bissau with a total population of 407,424. The country
encompasses 36,125 square kilometers making it the 138th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Senegal,
Guinea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Transitional President Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status in the aftermath
of the April 2012 coup that deposed the government when an agreement was reached between ECOWAS mediators and the
military junta to name Nhamadjo as transitional president with a one year term. Transitional Prime Minister Rui Duarte
Barros 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 until after the next presidential election. 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 |
| Abi's Home Page |
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| Turtle nesting area on Poila, Orange Island |
GUINEA-
BISSAU
Updated 31 December 2012
BISSAU
Updated 31 December 2012
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
2.5% (2009 est.)
22,000
1,200
22,000
1,200
| 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 |
