"art-ur's new Guinea-Bissau Page" Guinea-Bissau by art-ur

Guinea-Bissau Travel Guide: 40 reviews and 92 photos

General

Area: 36,125 sq km (13,948 sq miles).

Population: 1,112,000 (1997).

Population Density: 30.3 per sq km.

Capital: Bissau. Population: 197,610 (1991).

Geography: Guinea-Bissau (formerly Portuguese Guinea) is located in West Africa, and is bounded to the north by Senegal and to the south and east by the Republic of Guinea. It encompasses the adjacent Bijagós Islands and the island of Bolama. The country rises from a coastal plain broken up by numerous inlets through a transitional plateau to mountains on the border with Guinea. Thick forest and mangrove swamp cover the area nearest the Atlantic Ocean. Savannah covers the inland areas.

Government: Republic. Gained independence from Portugal in 1973. Head of State: President Kumba Yala since 2000. Head of Government: Prime Minister Francisco Fadul since 1999.

Language: Official language is Portuguese. The majority of the population speak Guinean Creole. Balante and Fulani languages are also spoken.

Religion: Mainly Animist and Muslim. There are a small minority of Roman Catholics and other Christians.

Time: GMT.

Electricity: Limited electricity supply on 220 volts AC, 50Hz.

Communications:

Telephone: IDD is available. Country code: 245. Outgoing international calls must go through the operator. It is difficult to find public telephones or to receive international calls. Telephone services are also expensive.

Press: There are no English-language papers. Nô Pintcha is published daily and Banobero weekly.

BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change.

BBC:

MHz 17.83 15.42 11.86 7.160

Voice of America:

MHz 17.89 15.44 9.575 6.035

Copyright © 2001 Columbus Publishing.

Intro Written Sep 10, 2002
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orlikins Aug 16, 2002 at 11:08 AM Report Abuse

Do u have any photos, where did u visit?
silvia-m.b Jan 13, 2002 at 6:50 AM Report Abuse

Great country info!
Grace_Marly Nov 5, 2001 at 5:04 PM Report Abuse

aqui sim...foi Portgal
floss1 Sep 1, 2001 at 10:08 AM Report Abuse

have you really been there?
jrs1234 Aug 4, 2001 at 11:25 AM Report Abuse

Plagarism?
visi_god Jun 21, 2001 at 8:29 AM Report Abuse

Helpful...
jayhawk2000 Jun 13, 2001 at 10:20 AM Report Abuse

Needs a personal touch
katespero May 30, 2001 at 10:17 AM Report Abuse

very good information