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Republic of Guinea-Bissau
República da Guiné-Bissau  (Portuguese)
Motto: 
"Unidade, Luta, Progresso" (Portuguese)
"Unity, Struggle, Progress"
Anthem: 
Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada  (Portuguese)
This is Our Beloved Homeland
Location of Guinea-Bissau (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union (light blue)
Location of Guinea-Bissau (dark blue)

– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue)

Capital
and largest city
Bissau
11°52′N15°36′W / 11.867°N 15.600°W / 11.867; -15.600
Official languagesPortuguese
Spoken languages
Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym(s)Bissau-Guinean[2]
GovernmentUnitarysemi-presidentialrepublic
Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Nuno Gomes Nabiam
LegislatureNational People's Assembly
Independencefrom Portugal
• Declared
24 September 1973
• Recognized
10 September 1974
Area
• Total
36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) (134th)
• Water (%)
22.4
Population
• 2018 estimate
1,874,303[3][4] (148th)
• Density
46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) (154th)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$3.391 billion[5]
• Per capita
$1,951[5]
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$1.480 billion[5]
• Per capita
$851[5]
Gini (2010)Negative increase 50.7[6]
high
HDI (2019)Increase 0.480[7]
low · 175th
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+245
ISO 3166 codeGW
Internet TLD.gw

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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