Guinea-Bissau
| Part of | West Africa  |
|---|---|
| Inception | 1974 |
| Official name | Guinea-Bissau, Guiné-Bissau, la République de Guinée-Bissao |
| Native label | República da Guiné-Bissau |
| Short name | 🇬🇼 |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Anthem | Esta é a Nossa Pátria bem Amada |
| Culture | culture of Guinea-Bissau |
| Motto text | Unidade, Luta, Progresso, Unity, Fight, Progress, Единство, борба, прогрес |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Guinea-Bissau |
| Capital | Bissau |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Located in/on physical feature | West Africa |
| Coordinate location | 12°0′0″N 15°0′0″W |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 12°27′33″N 13°37′36″W |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 12°40′48″N 14°30′0″W |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 10°55′18″N 15°3′49″W |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 12°20′8″N 16°42′47″W |
| Highest point | Q109837809 |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean |
| Office held by head of state | President of Guinea-Bissau |
| State hin head | Umaro Sissoco Embaló |
| Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau |
| Government hin head | Nuno Nabiam |
| Legislative body | National People's Assembly |
| Central bank | Central Bank of West African States |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Bissau |
| Currency | West African CFA franc |
| Dey share bother plus | Guinea, Senegal |
| Driving side | right |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug |
| Replaces | Portuguese Guinea |
| Official website | https://www.gov.gw/ |
| Hashtag | GuineaBissau |
| Top-level Internet domain | .gw |
| Flag | flag of Guinea-Bissau |
| Coat of arms | Emblem of Guinea-Bissau |
| Has characteristic | partly free country |
| Geography of topic | geography of Guinea-Bissau |
| History of topic | history of Guinea-Bissau |
| Economy of topic | economy of Guinea-Bissau |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Guinea-Bissau |
| Mobile country code | 632 |
| Country calling code | +245 |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 119, 121, 180 |
| Maritime identification digits | 630 |
| Unicode character | 🇬🇼 |
| Category for maps | Category:Maps of Guinea-Bissau |
Guinea-Bissau for paper top be de Republic of Guinea-Bissau, be country for West Africa wey dey cover 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi), wey e get population dem estimate of 2,026,778. E dey border be Senegal to de north den Guinea to de southeast.[1]
Na Guinea-Bissau once be part of de kingdom of Kaabu,[2] den de Mali Empire.[2] Parts of dis kingdom persist til de 18th century, while na few odas dey under de Portuguese Empire dema rule since de 16th century. For de 19th century insyd, na Portuguese Guinea colonose am.[2] Na Portuguese control be restricted den weak til de early 20th century plus de pacification campaigns, dis campaigns solidify Portuguese sovereignty for de area insyd. De final Portuguese victory ova de bastion of mainland resistance wey remain, de Papel rule Kingdom of Bissau for 1915 insyd by de Portuguese military officer Teixeira Pinto, wey he recruit Wolof mercenary Abdul Injai na be de event make dem solidify mainland control.[3] Na dem conquer de Bissagos, islands off de coast of Guinea-Bissau, for 1936 insyd, wey ensure Portuguese control of both de mainland den islands for de region.[4] Upon independence, dem declare for 1973 insyd wey dem recognise for 1974 insyd, dem add Bissau, to de country ein name so say e go prevent confusion plus Guinea (formerly French Guinea). Guinea-Bissau get history of political instability since independence, den one presido per dem elect (José Mário Vaz) successfully serve full five-year term.[5] De current presido be Umaro Sissoco Embaló, wey dem elect for 29 December 2019.[6]
About 2% per of de population dey speak Portuguese, de official language, as first language, den 33% speak am as second language. Howeva, Guinea-Bissau Creole, Portuguese-based creole, be de national language wey dem san so consider am de language of unity. According to 2012 study, 54% of de population dey speak Creole as first language wey about 40% dey speak am as second language.[7] De remainder dey speak variety of native African languages. De nation be home give chaw followers of Islam, Christianity den traditional faiths, though no single religious group dey represent majority of de population.[8][9] De country ein per-capita gross domestic product be one of de lowest for de world insyd.
Guinea-Bissau be member of de United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, den de South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, wey na e be member of de now-defunct Latin Union.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/guineabissau/overview
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/guinea_bissau.htm
- ↑ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/article/abs/abdul-njai-ally-and-enemy-of-the-portuguese-in-guineabissau-189519191/83D8DDDD142A495C684296EC18985044
- ↑ https://sacredland.org/bijagos-archipelago-guinea-bissau/
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Guinea-Bissau
- ↑ https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/02/1057441
- ↑ Handem, Myrna (2015). Portuguese, Creole, or Both: The Problematic of Language Choice in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The Social, Political and Economic Implications of Language Choice (Ph. D. thesis). Howard University.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201022205949/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_pu.html
- ↑ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2010/04/15/religious-affiliation-islam-and-christianity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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