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Guinea-Bissau

Africa

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

📍 Essential Info

CapitalBissau

TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population2.1M

LanguagesPortuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo

Governmentsemi-presidential republic

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsVaries

Internet Code.gw

Internet Users33%

GDP per Capita$2,700

🌍 Geography

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal

Size Comparisonslightly less than three times the size of Connecticut

Climatetropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

Terrainmostly low-lying coastal plain with a deeply indented estuarine coastline rising to savanna in east; numerous off-shore islands including the Arquipelago Dos Bijagos consisting of 18 main islands and...

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsBalanta 30%, Fulani 30%, Manjaco 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%, unspecified smaller ethnic groups 6% (2015 est.)

ReligionsMuslim 46.1%, folk religions 30.6%, Christian 18.9%, other or unaffiliated 4.4% (2020 est.)

Median Age18.5 years

Life Expectancy64.5 years

National HolidayIndependence Day, 24 September (1973)

Cultural Information

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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook