The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:
Guinea-Bissau – country located in West Africa.[1] Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/
- Common English country name: Guinea-Bissau
- Official English country name: The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Guinean
- Demonym(s): Bissau-Guinean(s)
- ISO country codes: GW, GNB, 624
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .gw
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
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- Guinea-Bissau is: a country
- Population of Guinea-Bissau: 1,695,000 - 147th most populous country
- Area of Guinea-Bissau: 36544 km2
- Atlas of Guinea-Bissau
Location
edit- Guinea-Bissau is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Guinea-Bissau
- High: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 310 m (1,017 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 724 km
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- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km
Environment of Guinea-Bissau
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- Climate of Guinea-Bissau
- Ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau
- Protected areas of Guinea-Bissau
- Wildlife of Guinea-Bissau
- Fauna of Guinea-Bissau
Natural geographic features of Guinea-Bissau
editLandforms of Guinea-Bissau
- Glaciers in Guinea-Bissau: none [2]
- Rivers of Guinea-Bissau
- World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
editEcoregions of Guinea-Bissau
editAdministrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau
editAdministrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
editSectors of Guinea-Bissau
editMunicipalities of Guinea-Bissau
edit- Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Cities of Guinea-Bissau
Demography of Guinea-Bissau
editGovernment and politics of Guinea-Bissau
edit- Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Elections in Guinea-Bissau
- Political parties in Guinea-Bissau
Branches of the government of Guinea-Bissau
editExecutive branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
edit- Head of state: President of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Carlos Gomes Júnior
Legislative branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
editJudicial branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
editForeign relations of Guinea-Bissau
editForeign relations of Guinea-Bissau
International organization membership
editThe Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Guinea-Bissau
editLaw of Guinea-Bissau
- Law Enforcement in Guinea-Bissau
- Judicial Police
- National Guard
- Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
- Human rights in Guinea-Bissau
Military of Guinea-Bissau
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government in Guinea-Bissau
editHistory of Guinea-Bissau
editCulture of Guinea-Bissau
edit- Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau
- Languages of Guinea-Bissau
- National symbols of Guinea-Bissau
- Prostitution in Guinea-Bissau
- Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau
- Religion in Guinea-Bissau
- World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None
Art in Guinea-Bissau
editSports in Guinea-Bissau
editSports in Guinea-Bissau
Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eighty second)
- Communications in Guinea-Bissau
- Companies of Guinea-Bissau
- Currency of Guinea-Bissau: Franc
- Health care in Guinea-Bissau
- Mining in Guinea-Bissau
- Stock Exchange in Guinea-Bissau: none – served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
- Transport in Guinea-Bissau
Education in Guinea-Bissau
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Guinea-Bissau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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Wikimedia Atlas of Guinea-Bissau
- Official government website
- AllAfrica news headline links
- BBC News Country Profile
- CIA World Factbook
- Africa South of the Sahara - Stanford University
- The Index on Africa
- Map of Guinea-Bissau
- United States consular information sheet/travel advisory for Guinea-Bissau
- Drugbarons turn Bissau into Africa's first narco-state
Guinea-Bissau travel guide from Wikivoyage- Mobile operators in Guinea-Bissau
