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Guinea-Bissau
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Guiné-Bissau
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Guiné-Bissau - República da Guiné-Bissau
A República da Guiné-Bissau, com 36 125 km² de superfície, situa-se na Costa Ocidental de África, estendendo-se, no litoral, desde o Cabo Roxo até à ponta Cagete. Tem fronteira, a norte, com o Senegal, a este e sudeste com a Guiné e a sul e oeste com o Oceano Atlântico. Além do território continental, o país integra ainda cerca de 80 ilhas que constituem o arquipélago dos Bijagós, separado do Continente pelos canais do Geba, Pedro Álvares, Bolama e Canhabaque.
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Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in western Africa, and one of the smallest nations 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 official name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.
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| Short name
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Guinea-Bissau
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| Official name
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Republic of Guinea-Bissau
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| Status
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Independent country since 1973, recognized 1974
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| Location
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West Africa
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| Capital
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Bissau
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| Population
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1,520,830 inhabitants
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| Area
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36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi)
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| Major languages
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Portuguese (official), Kriol, Fula, Mandinka, Balanta
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| Major religions
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Animism, Islam, Catholicism
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| More information
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Guinea-Bissau, Geography of Guinea-Bissau, History of Guinea-Bissau and Politics of Guinea-Bissau
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| More images
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Guinea-Bissau - Guinea-Bissau (Category).
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