| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE DA GUINÉ BISSAU (Republic of Guinea -Bissau ) |
| Total Area: |
36,125
square kilometres. |
| Population: |
1,596,000
(2011 estimate).
|
| Language: |
Portuguese (official, in its creole form) |
| Religions: |
Traditional 70%, Christian 30%. |
| Capital: |
Bissau.
Population 302,000 (2009) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc
subdivided into 100 centimes. |
| Independant: |
Guiné-Bissau vs Portugal between 1963 and 1974. |
| Geography: |
The costal lowlands consist of extensive mangroves backed by a sytem of cultivated Rias reaching NE to the Fouta Jalon. The interior plain is crossed and defined by Cacheu, Geba and Corubal rivers. The predominantly rural population is relatively evenly distributed thoughout Guinea Bissau. |
| Flag: |
Like the former flag of Cape Verde, the flag is based on that of the Partido Africano para a Independencia da Guine e Cabo Verde (PAIGC), still the dominant party in Guinea-Bissau. The party flag was derived from that of Ghana, which first used the PanAfrican combination of red, yellow, green, and black in 1957.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. the flag ratio is 1:2 |
