The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:
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.
General reference
Pronunciation: Common English country name: Guinea-Bissau Official English country name: The Republic of Guinea-Bissau Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Guinean Demonym(s): Bissau-Guinean(s) ISO country codes: GW, GNB, 624 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GW Internet country code top-level domain: .gw
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
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 Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m Land boundaries: 724 km 386 km 338 km Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km
Environment of Guinea-Bissau
Climate of Guinea-Bissau Ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau Protected areas 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
Landforms of Guinea-Bissau Glaciers in Guinea-Bissau: none The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980. Rivers of Guinea-Bissau World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Ecoregions of Guinea-Bissau List of ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau
Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau
Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau Regions of Guinea-Bissau Sectors of Guinea-Bissau
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Sectors of Guinea-Bissau
Sectors of Guinea-Bissau
Municipalities of Guinea-Bissau Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau Cities of Guinea-Bissau
Demography of Guinea-Bissau
Demographics 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
Branches of the government of Guinea-Bissau
Government of 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, Ilídio Vieira Té
Legislative branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau Parliament of Guinea-Bissau (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
Foreign relations 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:
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) União Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional) West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Law and order in Guinea-Bissau
Law of Guinea-Bissau
Law Enforcement in Guinea-Bissau Judicial Police National Guard Constitution of Guinea-Bissau Human rights in Guinea-Bissau LGBT rights in Guinea-Bissau
Military of Guinea-Bissau
Military of Guinea-Bissau Command Commander-in-chief: Forces Army of Guinea-Bissau Air Force of Guinea-Bissau
Local government in Guinea-Bissau
History of Guinea-Bissau
History of Guinea-Bissau
Culture of Guinea-Bissau
Culture of Guinea-Bissau Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau Languages of Guinea-Bissau National symbols of Guinea-Bissau Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau Flag of Guinea-Bissau National anthem of Guinea-Bissau Prostitution in Guinea-Bissau Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau Religion in Guinea-Bissau Christianity in Guinea-Bissau Hinduism in Guinea-Bissau Islam in Guinea-Bissau Ahmadiyya in Guinea-Bissau World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None
Art in Guinea-Bissau
Music of Guinea-Bissau
Sports in Guinea-Bissau
Sports in Guinea-Bissau Football in Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau
Economy of Guinea-Bissau Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eighty second) Communications in Guinea-Bissau Internet in Guinea-Bissau Companies of Guinea-Bissau Currency of Guinea-Bissau: Franc ISO 4217: XOF 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. Transport in Guinea-Bissau Airports in Guinea-Bissau Rail transport in Guinea-Bissau
Education in Guinea-Bissau
Education in Guinea-Bissau
See also
List of Guinea-Bissau-related topics List of international rankings Member state of the United Nations Outline of Africa Outline of geography
References
External links
AllAfrica news headline links BBC News Country Profile CIA World Factbook Africa South of the Sahara - Stanford University The Index on Africa Map of Guinea-Bissau United States consular information sheet/travel advisory for Guinea-Bissau Drugbarons turn Bissau into Africa's first narco-state
Mobile operators in Guinea-Bissau