Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
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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) |
| Capital and largest city | Bissau
11°52′N15°36′W / 11.867°N 15.600°W / 11.867; -15.600 |
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| Official languages | Portuguese |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Bissau-Guinean[2] |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialrepublic |
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| Umaro Sissoco Embaló |
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| Nuno Gomes Nabiam |
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| Legislature | National People's Assembly |
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• Declared | 24 September 1973 |
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• Recognized | 10 September 1974 |
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• Total | 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) (134th) |
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• Water (%) | 22.4 |
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• 2018 estimate | 1,874,303[3][4] (148th) |
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• Density | 46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) (154th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $3.391 billion[5] |
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• Per capita | $1,951[5] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $1.480 billion[5] |
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• Per capita | $851[5] |
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| Gini (2010) |  50.7[6]
high |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.480[7]
low · 175th |
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| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
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| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +245 |
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| ISO 3166 code | GW |
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| Internet TLD | .gw |
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