Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
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About Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is a small country that is swampy along its western coast, with an interior rising to savanna in east. The Bijagos archipelago is the most prominent destination with some ten beautifull islands that are known for its sea Hippo population.
Bissau is a convenient city from which you can discover the Bijagos islands.
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General information
- Capital: Bissau
- Language: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
- Climate: Tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
- Timezone: UTC +0
- Currency: 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) = 100 centimes
- Electricity plugs: c (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 1,416,027 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +245
- Toplevel domain .gw
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The population of Guinea-Bissau is ethnically diverse with distinct languages, customs and social structures. Most people are farmers with traditional religious beliefs.
Guinea Bissau today is a crippled country after a devastating civil war that ended in 2000.
Religion: Indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Christian minority
National holiday: Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
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