Guinea-Bissau

República da Guiné-Bissau

(Banner) (Emblem)
Motto: Portuguese: "Unidade, Luta, Progresso"   "Unity, Struggle, Progress"
Offeecial leid	Portuguese
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Bissau
Govrenment   - Preses  - Prime Meenister	Semi-presidential republic Malam Bacai Sanhá Carlos Gomes
Aurie  - Tot  - % watter	36,125 km² 22.4%
Population  - 2009  - Density	1,647,000 44.1/km²
Foondin  -	24 September 1973
Siller	West African CFA franc
Time zone	UTC +0
Naitional anthem	Portuguese: "Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada"   "This is Oor Well-Belovit Mitherland"
Internet TLD	.gw
Cawin code	245

The Republic o Guinea-Bissau (/[unsupported input]ˈɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/; Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau, pronounced: [ʁeˈpublikɐ dɐ ɡiˈnɛ biˈsaw]) is a kintra in Wast Africae. It is bordered bi Senegal tae the north, an Guinea tae the sooth an east, wi the Atlantic Ocean tae its wast.

It covers 36,125 km² (nearly 14,000 sq mi) wi an estimatit population o 1,600,000.

Guinea-Bissau wis ance pairt of the kinrick o Gabu, pairt o the Mali Empire; pairts o this kinrick persistit till the 18t century, while ithers wur pairt o the Portuguese Empire. It then became the Portuguese colony o Portuguese Guinea in the 19t century. Upon unthirldom, declared in 1973 an recognised in 1974, the name o its caipital, Bissau, wis addit tae the kintra's name tae prevent confusion wi the Republic o Guinea.

Anerlie 14% o the population speaks the offeecial leid, Portuguese. 44% speak Kriol, a Portuguese-based creole leid, an the remainder speaks native African leids. The main releegions are African traditional releegions and Islam, an there is a Christian (maistly Catholic) minority.

It is a member o the African Union, Economic Community o Wast African States, Organisation o the Islamic Conference, the Laitin Union, Community o Portuguese Language Kintras, La Francophonie an the Sooth Atlantic Peace an Cooperation Zone.

The kintra's per-capita gross domestic product is ane o the lawest in the warld.

Wikimedia Commons haes media adae wi:

Guinea-Bissau