AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Guinea-Bissau
Republica da Guiné-Bissau


  • Capital: Bissau
  • Population: 1,151,330
  • Population Density: 83 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%
  • Official Language(s): Portuguese
  • Religious Beliefs: indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%
  • Area: 13,948 square miles
  • Topography: Swampy coastal plain covers most of the country. To the east is a low-lying savanna.

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