List of Regions in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Profile

	Name	Guinea-Bissau
	Capital	Bissau
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-2)	GW
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-3)	GNB
	ISO3166-1 (Numeric)	624

IDD Code	245	TLD	gw
Total Area	36,125 km²	Population	2,078,820
Country Demonym	Bissau-Guineans	Currency Symbol	CFA
Currency Code	XOF	Currency Name	Cfa Franc Bceao
Language Code	PT	Language Name	Portuguese

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Country Overview

Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa. It borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the south. The official language is Portuguese, and the capital is Bissau. About 1,442,000 people live in Guinea-Bissau as of 2006. The country was a Portuguese colony in the 19th century. At that time is was called Portuguese Guinea. It became independent in 1973. In 1974, the name of the country's capital was added so that it would not be confused with the neighboring country Guinea.

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