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    Guinea-Bissau (/ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/ GHIN-ee bi-SOW; Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau; Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, romanized: Gine-Bisaawo; Mandinka: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫...
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    Bissau (Portuguese pronunciation: [biˈsaw]) is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. As of 2015,[update] it had a population of 492,004. Bissau...
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  • The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol da Guiné-Bissau) represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association...
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    The economy of Guinea-Bissau comprises a mixture of state-owned and private companies. Guinea-Bissau is among the world's least developed nations and...
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    Guinea-Bissau has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1996, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Guinea-Bissau...
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    The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência da Guiné-Bissau), also known as the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was...
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    national flag of Guinea-Bissau was adopted in 1973 when independence from Portugal was proclaimed. Proposed flag for the Portuguese Guinea (1932) Flag of...
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    This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit...
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  • People have inhabited the region now known as Guinea-Bissau for thousands of years. In the 13th century, it became a province of the Mali Empire that...
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    in Guinea-Bissau is basic, with most roads outside the capital Bissau being unpaved. There are no railways in Guinea-Bissau. At the Port of Bissau, there...
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    Guinea-Bissau Creole, also known as Kiriol or Crioulo, is a creole language whose lexicon derives mostly from Portuguese. It is spoken in Guinea Bissau...
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  • Religion in Guinea-Bissau is diverse, with no particular religion comprising an absolute majority of the population. Islam is the most widely professed...
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    The politics of Guinea-Bissau take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system, wherein...
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  • Federation of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau, FFGB) is the governing body of football in Guinea-Bissau. It was founded...
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    geography of Guinea-Bissau is that of low coastal plains bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The country borders Senegal in the north and Guinea in the southeast...
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    Visitors to Guinea-Bissau must obtain a visa, either on arrival or in advance at one of the Guinea-Bissau diplomatic missions, unless they are nationals...
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    The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President...
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    The official language of Guinea-Bissau is Portuguese, which was spoken by 32.1% of the population according to the 2009 census. It is the language of...
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  • Events in the year 2024 in Guinea-Bissau. President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister: Rui Duarte de Barros Source: 1 January - New Year's Day 20 January...
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    Guinea-Bissau is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The following list is the number of...
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    This is a demography of the population of Guinea-Bissau including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status...
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  • Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo). The regions are subdivided into...
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    Guinea-Bissau Politics of Guinea-Bissau List of presidents of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau "Guinea-Bissau". Parline: the IPU’s Open...
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    the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence...
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  • Telecommunications in Guinea-Bissau include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries...
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    of Guinea-Bissau passports are issued to citizens of Guinea-Bissau to facilitate international travel. A passport is not required for Guinea-Bissau citizens...
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  • The music of Guinea-Bissau is most widely associated with the polyrhythmic genre of gumbe, the country's primary musical export. Tina and tinga are other...
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    The national emblem of Guinea-Bissau was adopted shortly after independence from Portugal in 1973. Featured prominently is a black star, that is part...
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    Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo, abbr. FARP) is the national military of Guinea-Bissau. It consists of an army, a navy, an air force, and paramilitary forces...
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    of cities in Guinea-Bissau order by population. All settlements with a population of over 5,000 are included. Boe Tombali "Guinea-Bissau: Regions, Cities...
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