Guinea-Bissau

The Republic o Guinea-Bissau (/[unsupported input]ˈɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/; Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau, pronounced: [ʁeˈpublikɐ dɐ ɡiˈnɛ biˈsaw]) is a kintra in Wast Africae. It is bordered bi Senegal tae the north, an Guinea tae the sooth an east, wi the Atlantic Ocean tae its wast.

Republic o Guinea-Bissau República da Guiné-Bissau  (Portuguese)
Banner Emblem
Motto:  "Unidade, Luta, Progresso" (Portuguese) "Unity, Ficht, Progress"
Anthem:  Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada  (Portuguese) This is Our Beloved Homeland
Location o  Guinea-Bissau  (daurk blue) – in Africae  (licht blue & daurk gray) – in the African Union  (licht blue)
Caipital and largest city	Bissau 11°52′N 15°36′W
Offeecial leids	Portuguese
Recognised naitional leids	Upper Guinea Creole
Ethnic groups	22.5% Balanta 28.5% Fula 8.3% Manjaca 14.7% Mandinka 9.1% Papel >1% ithers
Demonym(s)	Bissau-Guinean[1]
Govrenment	Unitar semi-presidential republic
• Preses	Umaro Sissoco Embaló
• Prime Meenister	Rui Duarte de Barros
Legislatur	Naitional Fowk's Assembly
Unthirldom frae Portugal
• Declared	24 September 1973
• Recognised	10 September 1974
Aurie
• Total	36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) (136t)
• Water (%)	22.4
Population
• 2014 estimate	1,693,398[2] (148t)
• Density	46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) (154t)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$2.851 billion[3]
• Per capita	$1,568[3]
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Tot	$1.168 billion[3]
• Per capita	$642[3]
Gini (2002)	35 medium
HDI (2015)	0.424[4] law · 178t
Currency	Wast African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+245
Internet TLD	.gw

Territorial organization

It covers 36,125 km² (nearly 14,000 sq mi) wi an estimatit population o 1,600,000.

Guinea-Bissau wis ance pairt of the kinrick o Gabu, pairt o the Mali Empire; pairts o this kinrick persistit till the 18t century, while ithers wur pairt o the Portuguese Empire. It then became the Portuguese colony o Portuguese Guinea in the 19t century. Upon unthirldom, declared in 1973 an recognised in 1974, the name o its caipital, Bissau, wis addit tae the kintra's name tae prevent confusion wi the Republic o Guinea.

Anerlie 14% o the population speaks the offeecial leid, Portuguese. 44% speak Kriol, a Portuguese-based creole leid, an the remainder speaks native African leids. The main releegions are African traditional releegions and Islam, an there is a Christian (maistly Catholic) minority.

It is a member o the African Union, Economic Community o Wast African States, Organisation o the Islamic Conference, the Laitin Union, Community o Portuguese Language Kintras, La Francophonie an the Sooth Atlantic Peace an Cooperation Zone.

The kintra's per-capita gross domestic product is ane o the lawest in the warld.