Guinea-Bissau

Guide to GUINEA-BISSAU

GUINEA-BISSAU which official name is Republic of Guinea-Bissau or Guinea-Bissau, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal. GUINEA-BISSAU with 724 km sq km, limits with: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km; and is divided in 9 regions . GUINEA-BISSAU's capital is Bissau which is the most populated city with about 388,094 inhabitants.

History of GUINEA-BISSAU

GUINEA-BISSAU's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President João Bernardo Vieira as head of state and Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Kabi as head of government.

Other symbols of GUINEA-BISSAU are Guinean motto " Unidade, Luta, Progresso (Portuguese, Unity, Struggle, Progress) Guinean anthem "Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada (This Is Our Beloved Country) Guinean flag.Guinean flag is composed by two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia .

GUINEA-BISSAU's history is quite long: Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA, after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was ousted by the military in a bloodless coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation.

GUINEA-BISSAUs geography

Guide to travel to GUINEA-BISSAU

If you are thinking on traveling to GUINEA-BISSAU, you will have to take in consideration some points like GUINEA-BISSAU's currency, GUINEA-BISSAU's weather, GUINEA-BISSAU's national holiday and GUINEA-BISSAU's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. GUINEA-BISSAU`s currency is called franc ( CFAF), which is divided in 100 centimes. For your consideration, franc's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.416.3810798366.

GUINEA-BISSAU's weather is characterized to be tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to GUINEA-BISSAU.

You can also consider to visit GUINEA-BISSAU on it's national holiday to get in GUINEA-BISSAU's culture. If you do so, GUINEA-BISSAU's national holiday is called Independence Day, 24 September.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of GUINEA-BISSAU: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m. And try also to get to GUINEA-BISSAU's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit GUINEA-BISSAU's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to GUINEA-BISSAU, with more than 28 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to GUINEA-BISSAU without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. GUINEA-BISSAU has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Guinean Culture

GUINEA-BISSAU is known by Guineans as Republica da Guine-Bissau or Guine-Bissau in the shortened way. Guinean, about 1,472,780 people, are composed by different ethnics: African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%. And they also have different languages: Portuguese.

Another relevant point nowadays it's GUINEA-BISSAU's religion. Guineans are divided in indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%.

But if want to know more about GUINEA-BISSAU's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Guinean novelists' books like Nadine Nyangoma, born in Belgium .

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