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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Guinea-Bissau 
 Main prefix
 J5 
 Time zone
 0 h 
 Continent
 Africa 
 
          Guinea-Bissau          
 
 Guinea-Bissau 

 Guinea-Bissau - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Guinea-Bissau          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia.
 
          Guinea-Bissau          
 
 Guinea-Bissau 
 Capital: 
Bissau
 Administrative
 divisions: 
9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao): Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, and Tombali.
Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos.
 Population: 
1,345,479 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
12° 00' N, 15° 00' W
 Area total: 
36,120 sq. km
 Land area: 
28,000 sq. km
 Water area: 
8,120 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
724 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
 Coastline: 
350 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.gw
 Currency: 
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States, previously the Guinea-Bissau peso (GWP) was used
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Guinea-Bissau
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica da Guine-Bissau
 Name - local
 short form: 
Guine-Bissau
 Former name: 
Portuguese Guinea
 Independence: 
24 September 1973 (unilaterally declared by Guinea-Bissau), 10 September 1974 (recognized by Portugal)
 Constitution: 
16 May 1984, amended 4 May 1991, 4 December 1991, 26 February 1993, 9 June 1993, and 1996
 Government
 type: 
republic, multiparty since mid-1991
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
 
          Guinea-Bissau          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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