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 | Guineabissau |
| AREA | 36,125 sq km (13,948 sq miles). |
| POPULATION | 1,112,000 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY | 30.3 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL | Bissau. |
| CAPITAL POPULATION | 197,610 (1991). |
| GEOGRAPHY | Guinea-Bissau (formerly Portuguese Guinea) is located in West Africa, and is bounded to the north by Senegal and to the south and east by the Republic of Guinea. It encompasses the adjacent Bijagós Islands and the island of Bolama. The country rises from a coastal plain broken up by numerous inlets through a transitional plateau to mountains on the border with Guinea. Thick forest and mangrove swamp cover the area nearest the Atlantic Ocean. Savannah covers the inland areas |
| GOVERNMENT | Republic. Gained independence from Portugal in 1973. Head of State: President Kumba Yala since 2000. Head of Government: Prime Minister Francisco Fadul since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE | Official language is Portuguese. The majority of the population speak Guinean Creole. Balante and Fulani languages are also spoken. |
| RELIGION | Mainly Animist and Muslim. There are a small minority of Roman Catholics and other Christians. |
| STANDARD TIME | GMT. |
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