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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.

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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Connections

Associated With

Bissau, Cities
Source Bissau (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Guinea, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Senegal, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal

Has Capital

Bissau, Cities
Source Bissau (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Odete Semedo

Also in Education Atlas: a national of this subject.

Amilcar Cabral

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Amilcar Cabral (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
Amílcar Lopes Cabral (Portuguese: [ɐˈmilkaɾ ˈlɔpɨʃ kɐˈbɾal]; (1924-09-12)12 September 1924 – (1973-01-20)20 January 1973) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, diplomat, and half-brother of Luís Cabral.

Origin Of

Amilcar Cabral

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Amilcar Cabral

Site Of

Central Bank of West African States

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

West African CFA franc

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Noack's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea-Bissau
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea-Bissau
Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya
Ocean Sunfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Old World Climbing Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Onion

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Para Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Guinea-Bissau
Quote, Distribution, Guinea-Bissau
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Phragmites australis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pineapple

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pompano dolphinfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Mangrove

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Regalecus Glesne

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Scyllarus arctus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sooty mangabey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Spikemoss

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sudanian grass rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Arvicanthis ansorgeiCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Burkina Faso · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Mali · Senegal · Benin? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Ghana? · Niger? · Nigeria? · Togo?
Typical striped grass mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Uropygi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Water Hyacinth

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Water Lily

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

West African shaggy rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source West African shaggy rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Western chimpanzee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Western chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
specifically Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau
Wood sandpiper

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Guinea-Bissau)

Also in War and Military Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Guinea-Bissau) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
is the national military of Guinea-Bissau

Showing 51 to 74 of 74 in Found There, page 2 of 2.

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.
View the Source
2. Guinea-Bissau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  • Infobox, capital
    Bissau
  • Lead section
    Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,080,000.
  • Infobox, 2023 estimate
    2,080,000
  • Lead section
    Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly French Guinea).
  • Introduction
    Senegal to the north and Guinea to the southeast, with the Atlantic Ocean to the west
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea-Bissau
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    350 km
  • Government, Government type
    semi-presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record GNB, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record GNB, incomeLevel
"name": "Guinea-Bissau", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau
Wikidata Q1007, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Guinea-Bissau 341 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Guinea-Bissau 421 km
View the Source

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