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Guinea Bissau

Republic of Guinea-Bissau
República da Guiné-Bissau  (Portuguese)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
Flag Emblem
Motto: 
"Unidade, Luta, Progresso" (Portuguese)
"Unity, Fight, 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)
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′N 15°36′W / 11.867°N 15.600°W / 11.867; -15.600
Official languages Portuguese
Recognised national languages Upper Guinea Creole
Ethnic groups
Demonym Bissau-Guinean
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
José Mário Vaz
Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Legislature National People's Assembly
Independence from Portugal
• Declared
24 September 1973
• Recognized
10 September 1974
Area
• Total
36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) (136th)
• Water (%)
22.4
Population
• 2014 estimate
1,693,398 (148th)
• Density
46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) (154th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$2.851 billion
• Per capita
$1,568
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.168 billion
• Per capita
$642
Gini (2002) 35
medium
HDI (2013) Steady 0.396
low · 177th
Currency West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Drives on the right
Calling code +245
ISO 3166 code GW
Internet TLD .gw

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Guinea-Bissau (Listeni/ˈɡɪni bɪˈs/, GI-nee-bi-SOW), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau, pronounced: [ʁeˈpublikɐ dɐ ɡiˈnɛ biˈsaw]), is a country in West Africa. It covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,704,000.


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