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Country Name

Guinea-Bissau

Country Code

GW GNB

Country Calling Code

+245

Country Profile

A virtual travel guide to Guinea-Bissau, a tropical nation with a coastline at the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, situated between Senegal and Guinea. The country consists of a larger continental part and a smaller insular part that includes the Bijagós Archipelagos. In former times the region of today Guinea-Bissau was part of the Kaabu Empire, a Mandinka kingdom (1537–1867) and a former province of the Mali Empire. The entire country became a Portuguese colony in the 19th century, known as Portuguese Guinea. In September 1973 the country declared independence as Guinea-Bissau.

Capital Name

Bissau

Languages

Portuguese (official), Crioulo, French, many indigenous languages:

Country Currency

Africaine franc (XOF)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC (no GMT time offset)

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

18.7 lakhs (2018)

Country Area

36,000 km² (14,000 sq. mi).

Place to Visit

Orango Island Bubaque Island Dulombi-Boe National Park João Vieira Island Bissau Velho Bafatá Lagoas Cufada Natural Park Cacheu Bolama Island Varela Rubane Island Gabú Farim Saltinho Parque Nacional das Florestas de Castanhez

News

Agência de Notícias da Guiné - ANG Guinea-Bissau News agency (in Portuguese) International News Sources allAfrica.com: Guinea Bissau Recent news from the West Africa republic. Gazeta de Noticias Some old news. IRIN News News from Guinea-Bissau provided by the UN news agency. Notícias Lusófonas: Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau related news (in Portuguese)

Art Culture

World Database of Protected Areas: Guinea-Bissau List of National Parks and protected areas in Guinea-Bissau. Birds and birding in Guinea Bissau Site provides also information about Fauna and Flora of Guinea-Bissau. Boloma Bijagos UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Information about the archipelago of 88 islands located on the coast of Guinea-Bissau.

Economy Business

Guinea-Bissau's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is one of the lowest in the world. Its economy is based mainly on agriculture, fish, cashew nuts and ground nuts are the main export products (more than 90%). Latin American-based drug traffickers are using Guinea Bissau and several other West African nations as a trans-shipment point for cocaine into Europe. Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) Central Bank of West African States of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) West African Economic and Monetary Union (in French).

Transport

Tourism

Discover Guinea-Bissau: Bissau, Lagoas Cufada Natural Park, Bijagos Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Parc Naturel des Mangroves du Fleuve Cacheu, Saltinho Waterfalls, Bijagós Archipellago (nice group of 80 plus islands, some with resorts). Wikivoyage Guinea-Bissau Travel information for Guinea-Bissau by Wikivoyage. Guinea-Bissau Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide abou Guinea-Bissau

Education

Universidade Amílcar Cabral The only public university in the country is located in Bissau. (no website by now, July 2017) Guinea-Bissau still way behind on education IRIN news article about education in Guinea-Bissau.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR GUINEA BISSAU VISAS: Maximum Stay: 30 days May not be obtained upon arrival Guinea-Bissau is not represented in the United States. Visa may be obtained in either Lisbon, Portugal or Dakar, Senegal

Additional Information

Climate: Tropical; generally hot and humid; rainy season (Jun - Nov) Type: Republic, multi-party since 1991. Independence: 24 September 1973 (proclaimed unilaterally); 10 September 1974 (de jure from Portugal). Natural resources: Fish and timber. Deposits of bauxite and phosphate are not exploited; offshore petroleum. Agriculture products: Cashews, tropical fruits, rice, peanuts, cotton, palm oil. Industries: Very little industrial capacity. Exports - commodities: bauxite, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products Imports - commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs

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