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Guinea-Bissau

GabúTombaliBafatáOioCacheuBiomboBissauQuinaraBolamaGabúTombaliBafatáOioCacheuBiomboBissauQuinaraBolamaSenegalGuinea
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

For much of its history, Guinea-Bissau was under the control of the Mali Empire and the Kaabu Kingdom. In the 16th century, Portugal began establishing trading posts along Guinea-Bissau’s shoreline. Initially, the Portuguese were restricted to the coastline and islands. However, the slave and gold trades were lucrative to local African leaders, and the Portuguese were slowly able to expand their power and influence inland. Starting in the 18th century, the Mali Empire and Kingdom of Kaabu slowly disintegrated into smaller local entities.

Capital
Bissau
Government
semi-presidential republic
Population
2,132,325
Area
36,125 sq km
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Climate
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds;
Natural resources
fish; timber; phosphates; bauxite; clay; granite…
Languages
Portuguese-based Creole; Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language); Pular (a Fula language)…
Religions
Muslim 46.1%; folk religions 30.6%; Christian 18.9%; other or unaffiliated 4.4%
Independence
24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)
Administrative divisions
9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama/Bijagos, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali
Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)
Export partners
India 66%; Chile 9%; Cote d'Ivoire 5%; Ghana 4%…
Import partners
Senegal 28%; Portugal 24%; China 11%; Gambia…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

9 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
GabúRegionGW-GA
TombaliRegionGW-TO
BafatáRegionGW-BA
OioRegionGW-OI
CacheuRegionGW-CA
BiomboRegionGW-BM
BissauAutonomous SectorGW-BS
QuinaraRegionGW-QU
BolamaRegionGW-BL

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Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)
Languages
Portuguese-based Creole; Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language); Pular (a Fula language)…
Government
semi-presidential republic
Climate
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds;

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