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Guinea-bissau Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Guinea-bissau

Guinea-Bissau shares a beautiful Atlantic coastline with its neighbours Senegal and Guinea. Just off the coast are the stunning white-sand beaches of the Bijagos Islands. Further inland mangroves, rivers and swamps give way to forests and mountains.


History and Government of Guinea-bissau


Other Resources

Recommended Reading

  • Meeting the Invisible Man - Toby Green
  • Amilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership And People's War - Patrick Chabal

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Guinea-bissau at a glance

  • 6
  • Bissau (population 420,000)
  • 1.6 million
  • Portuguese, Crioulo
  • XOF
  • (GMT) Casablanca
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth)
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