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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:

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Guinea-Bissau – country located in West Africa.^[1] Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.

General reference edit

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Pronunciation: /ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/
Common English country name: Guinea-Bissau
Official English country name: The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Guinean
Demonym(s): Bissau-Guinean(s)
ISO country codes: GW, GNB, 624
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GW
Internet country code top-level domain: .gw

Geography of Guinea-Bissau edit

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Geography of Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is: a country
Population of Guinea-Bissau: 1,695,000 - 147th most populous country
Area of Guinea-Bissau: 36544 km²
Atlas of Guinea-Bissau

Location edit

Guinea-Bissau is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Africa
  - West Africa
Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
Extreme points of Guinea-Bissau
- High: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 310 m (1,017 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Land boundaries: 724 km

Guinea 386 km

Senegal 338 km

Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km

Environment of Guinea-Bissau edit

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Climate of Guinea-Bissau
Ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau
Protected areas of Guinea-Bissau
Wildlife of Guinea-Bissau
- Fauna of Guinea-Bissau
  - Birds of Guinea-Bissau
  - Mammals of Guinea-Bissau

Natural geographic features of Guinea-Bissau edit

Landforms of Guinea-Bissau

Glaciers in Guinea-Bissau: none ^[2]
Rivers of Guinea-Bissau
World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None

Regions of Guinea-Bissau edit

Demography of Guinea-Bissau edit

Demographics of Guinea-Bissau

Government and politics of Guinea-Bissau edit

Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
Elections in Guinea-Bissau
Political parties in Guinea-Bissau

Branches of the government of Guinea-Bissau edit

Government of Guinea-Bissau

Executive branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau edit

Legislative branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau edit

Parliament of Guinea-Bissau (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau edit

Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau edit

Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau

International organization membership edit

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
União Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional)
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Guinea-Bissau edit

Law of Guinea-Bissau

Law Enforcement in Guinea-Bissau
- Judicial Police
- National Guard
Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
Human rights in Guinea-Bissau
- LGBT rights in Guinea-Bissau

Military of Guinea-Bissau edit

Military of Guinea-Bissau

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of Guinea-Bissau
- Air Force of Guinea-Bissau

Local government in Guinea-Bissau edit

History of Guinea-Bissau edit

History of Guinea-Bissau

Culture of Guinea-Bissau edit

Culture of Guinea-Bissau

Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau
Languages of Guinea-Bissau
National symbols of Guinea-Bissau
Prostitution in Guinea-Bissau
Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau
Religion in Guinea-Bissau
World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None

Art in Guinea-Bissau edit

Music of Guinea-Bissau

Sports in Guinea-Bissau edit

Sports in Guinea-Bissau

Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau edit

Economy of Guinea-Bissau

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eighty second)
Communications in Guinea-Bissau
- Internet in Guinea-Bissau
Companies of Guinea-Bissau
Currency of Guinea-Bissau: Franc
- ISO 4217: XOF
Health care in Guinea-Bissau
Mining in Guinea-Bissau
Stock Exchange in Guinea-Bissau: none – served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Transport in Guinea-Bissau
- Airports in Guinea-Bissau
- Rail transport in Guinea-Bissau

Education in Guinea-Bissau edit

Education in Guinea-Bissau

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Guinea-Bissau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.