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Guinea-Bissau (/ ˌ ɡ ɪ n i b ɪ ˈ s aʊ / ⓘ GHIN-ee bi-SOW; Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau; Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, romanized: Gine-Bisaawo; Mandinka: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ Gine-Bisawo), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ ðɐ ɣiˈnɛ βiˈsaw ...
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Design Canjadude, 1974: Running up the Guinea-Bissau flag...
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The unicameral National People's Assembly (Portuguese:...
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The national emblem of Guinea-Bissau was adopted shortly...
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In the first round of voting Domingos Simões Pereira led the...
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May 5, 2024 · Guinea-Bissau, country of western Africa. Situated on the Atlantic coast, the predominantly low-lying country is slightly hilly farther inland. The name Guinea remains a source of debate; it is perhaps a corruption of an Amazigh (Berber) word meaning “land of the blacks.”
Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa. It borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the south. The official language is Portuguese, and the capital is Bissau. About 1,442,000 people live in Guinea-Bissau as of 2006. [4] . The country was a Portuguese colony in the 19th century. At that time is was called Portuguese Guinea.
Guinea-Bisáu [8] o Guinea-Bissau, [9] , [10] es un país del oeste de África que cubre 36 125 km² con una población estimada de 1 644 000 habitantes (2022). [2] Limita con Senegal al norte, Guinea al sur y al este, y con el océano Atlántico al oeste.
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6 days ago · 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.
