Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau República da Guiné-Bissau (Portuguese) | |
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Motto: "Unidade, Luta, Progresso" (Portuguese) "Unity, Struggle, Progress" | |
Location of Guinea-Bissau (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) | |
Capital and largest city | Bissau 11°52′N 15°36′W / 11.867°N 15.600°W |
Official languages | Portuguese |
Spoken languages | show
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Demonym(s) | Bissau-Guinean[2] |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Umaro Sissoco Embaló | |
Nuno Gomes Nabiam | |
Legislature | National People's Assembly |
Independence from Portugal | |
• Declared | 24 September 1973 |
• Recognized | 10 September 1974 |
Area | |
• Total | 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) (134th) |
• Water (%) | 22.4 |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1,874,303[3][4] (148th) |
• Density | 46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) (154th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $3.391 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $1,951[5] |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $1.480 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $851[5] |
Gini (2010) | 50.7[6] high |
HDI (2019) | 0.480[7] low · 175th |
Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +245 |
ISO 3166 code | GW |
Internet TLD | .gw |
Guinea-Bissau (/ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/ (listen); Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau, Fula: