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Republic of Guinea-Bissau
República da Guiné-Bissau
FlagEmblem
Motto: Portuguese: "Unidade, Luta, Progresso"  
"Unity, Struggle, Progress"
Anthem: Portuguese: "Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada"  
"This is Our Well-Beloved Motherland"
Capital
(and largest city)		Bissau
11°52′N15°36′W / 11.867°N 15.6°W / 11.867; -15.6
Official language(s)Portuguese
Recognised regional languagesCrioulo
DemonymBissau-Guinean(s)[1]
GovernmentSemi-presidentialrepublic
 - PresidentMalam Bacai Sanhá
 - Prime MinisterCarlos Gomes
Independencefrom Portugal 
 - National DaySeptember 24 
Area
 - Total36,125 km2 (136th)
13,948 sq mi 
 - Water (%)22.4
Population
 - 2010 estimate1,647,000[2] (148th)
 - 2002 census1,345,479 
 - Density44.1/km2 (154th)
115.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$1.720 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$1,068[3] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$826 million[3] 
 - Per capita$512[3] 
Gini (1993)47 (high) 
HDI (2010)0.289 (low) (164th (out of 169 listed))
Currencypeso (XOF)
Time zoneGMT(UTC+0)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeGW
Internet TLD.gw
Calling code245

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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