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| 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. |
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