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Outline of Guinea Bissau

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Outline of Guinea-Bissau

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:

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Guinea-Bissau – country located in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country 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 name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.

Geography of Guinea-Bissau

  • Guinea-Bissau is: a country
  • Population of Guinea-Bissau: 1,695,000 - 147th most populous country
  • Area of Guinea-Bissau: 36544 km2
  • Atlas of Guinea-Bissau

    • Location

  • Guinea-Bissau is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Africa
  • West Africa
  • Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
  • Extreme points of Guinea-Bissau
  • High: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 310 m (1,017 ft)
  • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 724 km
  • Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km

    • Environment of Guinea-Bissau

  • Climate of Guinea-Bissau
  • Renewable energy in Guinea-Bissau
  • Geology of Guinea-Bissau
  • Protected areas of Guinea-Bissau
  • Biosphere reserves in Guinea-Bissau
  • National parks of Guinea-Bissau
  • Wildlife of Guinea-Bissau
  • Fauna of Guinea-Bissau
  • Birds of Guinea-Bissau
  • Mammals of Guinea-Bissau

    • Natural geographic features of Guinea-Bissau

  • Glaciers in Guinea-Bissau: none
  • Islands of Guinea-Bissau
  • Lakes of Guinea-Bissau
  • Mountains of Guinea-Bissau
  • Volcanoes in Guinea-Bissau
  • Rivers of Guinea-Bissau
  • Waterfalls of Guinea-Bissau
  • Valleys of Guinea-Bissau
  • World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None

    • Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau

  • Regions of Guinea-Bissau
  • Sectors of Guinea-Bissau
    • Regions of Guinea-Bissau
    Sectors of Guinea-Bissau

    Municipalities of Guinea-Bissau

  • Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
  • Cities of Guinea-Bissau

    • Government and politics of Guinea-Bissau

  • Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
  • Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
  • Elections in Guinea-Bissau
  • Political parties in Guinea-Bissau

    • Executive branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau

  • Head of state: President of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Carlos Gomes Júnior
  • Cabinet of Guinea-Bissau

    • Legislative branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau

  • Parliament of Guinea-Bissau (unicameral)

    • Judicial branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau

  • Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau

    • Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau

  • Diplomatic missions in Guinea-Bissau
  • Diplomatic missions of Guinea-Bissau

    • International organization membership

    The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a member of:

    Law and order in Guinea-Bissau

  • Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
  • Crime in Guinea-Bissau
  • Human rights in Guinea-Bissau
  • LGBT rights in Guinea-Bissau
  • Freedom of religion in Guinea-Bissau
  • Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

    • Military of Guinea-Bissau

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
  • Ministry of Defence of Guinea-Bissau
  • Forces
  • Army of Guinea-Bissau
  • Navy of Guinea-Bissau
  • Air Force of Guinea-Bissau
  • Special forces of Guinea-Bissau
  • Military history of Guinea-Bissau
  • Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau

    • History of Guinea-Bissau

  • Military history of Guinea-Bissau

    • Culture of Guinea-Bissau

  • Architecture of Guinea-Bissau
  • Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau
  • Festivals in Guinea-Bissau
  • Languages of Guinea-Bissau
  • Media in Guinea-Bissau
  • National symbols of Guinea-Bissau
  • Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau
  • Flag of Guinea-Bissau
  • National anthem of Guinea-Bissau
  • People of Guinea-Bissau
  • Prostitution in Guinea-Bissau
  • Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau
  • Records of Guinea-Bissau
  • Religion in Guinea-Bissau
  • Christianity in Guinea-Bissau
  • Hinduism in Guinea-Bissau
  • Islam in Guinea-Bissau
  • Ahmadiyya in Guinea-Bissau
  • Judaism in Guinea-Bissau
  • Sikhism in Guinea-Bissau
  • World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None

    • Art in Guinea-Bissau

  • Art in Guinea-Bissau
  • Cinema of Guinea-Bissau
  • Literature of Guinea-Bissau
  • Music of Guinea-Bissau
  • Television in Guinea-Bissau
  • Theatre in Guinea-Bissau

    • Sports in Guinea-Bissau

  • Football in Guinea-Bissau
  • Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics

    • Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eighty second)
  • Agriculture in Guinea-Bissau
  • Banking in Guinea-Bissau
  • National Bank of Guinea-Bissau
  • Communications in Guinea-Bissau
  • Internet in Guinea-Bissau
  • Companies of Guinea-Bissau
  • Currency of Guinea-Bissau: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XOF
  • Energy in Guinea-Bissau
  • Energy policy of Guinea-Bissau
  • Oil industry in Guinea-Bissau
  • Health care in Guinea-Bissau
  • Mining in Guinea-Bissau
  • Stock Exchange in Guinea-Bissau: none – served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Tourism in Guinea-Bissau
  • Transport in Guinea-Bissau
  • Airports in Guinea-Bissau
  • Rail transport in Guinea-Bissau
  • Roads in Guinea-Bissau

    • References

    Outline of Guinea-Bissau Wikipedia
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