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Guinea-Bissau

Also Known As Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Western Africa

Guinea-Bissau is a country on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the southeast, with low coastal plains and mangroves rising to a forest-savanna mosaic inland and the Bijagos Archipelago of eighty-eight islands off its coast. It unilaterally declared independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, formally recognized on 10 September 1974. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic. Its capital is Bissau. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Bissau 2
Population
2,080,000 2
2023 estimate, from Guinea-Bissau's own Wikipedia infobox; rounded to the nearest ten thousand.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
36,125 2
Independence or Founding Year
1974 2
Guinea-Bissau unilaterally declared independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973; independence was formally recognized by Portugal on 10 September 1974.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Connections

Associated With

Bissau, Cities
Source Bissau (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Bissau, Cities
Source Bissau (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Guinea-Bissau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  • Infobox, capital
    Bissau
  • Infobox, area
    36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi)
  • Infobox, 2023 estimate
    2,080,000
  • Infobox, independence
    Declared 24 September 1973; Recognised 10 September 1974
  • Introduction
    Senegal to the north and Guinea to the southeast, with the Atlantic Ocean to the west
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Bissau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Bissau, Infobox, Country
    Guinea-Bissau
  • Has Capital: Bissau, Lead section
    Bissau is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau
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