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Guinea-Bissau
Sovereign state in Western Africa
Also known as Republic of Guinea-Bissau · gw · GBS
- Capital
- Population
- 1,861,283(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- , 1,704,255(2013)
1
- , 1,663,558(2012)
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- +52 more
- 1,861,283(2017)
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $1.63B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $1.64B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $1.63B(2022)
- Currency
- Official language
- Head of state
- Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo(2012–2014)
- , José Mário Vaz(2014–2020)
- , Umaro Sissoco Embaló(2020–2025)
- Head of government
- Rui Duarte de Barros(since 2023)
- , Aristides Gomes(2018–2020)
- , Nuno Nabiam(2020–2023)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
493 statements · 39% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Guinea statement is subject of: Guinea–Guinea-Bissau border
- Senegal statement is subject of: Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1974)
- African Union
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1974)
1
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1977)
- International Development Association(since 1977)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1977)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 2006)
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- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- OHADA
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries
- Interpol(since 1992)
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Africa/GUINEA-BISSAURetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2008)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/guinea-bissauRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1974)
- Group on Earth Observations
- AFRISTAT(since 1998)
- Universal Postal Union(since 1974)
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Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=138Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1976)
1
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(since 1979)
- International Civil Defence Organisation(since 2009)
1
Sources- 1.icdo.org/who-we-are/members/member-states.htmlRetrieved 2020-05-11
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1977)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- Economic Community of West African States
- World Customs Organization(since 2010)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Website
- gov.gw language: Portuguese
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Portuguese Guinea(until 1974)
- Highest point
- Monte Torin elevation: 300 m
- Official name
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guiné-Bissau
- la République de Guinée-Bissao
- Diplomatic relation
- Germany(since 1975) statement is subject of: Germany–Guinea-Bissau relations
- United States statement is subject of: Guinea-Bissau–United States relations
- Russia statement is subject of: Guinea-Bissau–Russia relations
- North Korea(since 1974) statement is subject of: Guinea-Bissau–North Korea relations
- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: China–Guinea-Bissau relations
- Georgia(since 2011)
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Unemployment rate
- 7%(2014)
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Emergency phone number
- 112
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-03
- 119 has use: emergency medical services
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 121 has use: police
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 180 has use: fire department
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 112
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 12.6800°N, 14.5000°W
- Marriageable age
- 18 years old applies to part: all genders
- Office held by the head of government
- Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau(since 1991)
- President of Guinea-Bissau(1984–1991)
- Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau(1973–1984)
- Number of out-of-school children
- 201,430(2000)
- Has characteristic
- partly free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 4.835(2014)
- 4.906(2013)
- 4.972(2012)
- 5.033(2011)
- 5.091(2010)
- 5.148(2009)
- 5.206(2008)
- 5.267(2007)
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- 5.332(2006)
- 5.403(2005)
- 5.478(2004)
- 5.558(2003)
- 5.642(2002)
- 5.728(2001)
- 5.818(2000)
- 5.911(1999)
- Motto text
- Unidade, Luta, Progresso
- Unity, Fight, Progress
- Единство, борба, прогрес
- Undod, Ymladd, Cynnydd
- Geoshape
- Data:Guinea-Bissau.map
- Life expectancy
- 59.86 years(2022)
- 57.403 years(2016)
- 57 years(2015)
- 56.598 years(2014)
- 56.2 years(2013)
- 55.807 years(2012)
- 55.424 years(2011)
- 55.05 years(2010)
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- 54.687 years(2009)
- 54.333 years(2008)
- 53.991 years(2007)
- 53.663 years(2006)
- 53.357 years(2005)
- 53.084 years(2004)
- 52.845 years(2003)
- 52.636 years(2002)
- 52.45 years(2001)
- 52.27 years(2000)
- 52.079 years(1999)
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 12.3356°N, 16.7131°W located in/on physical feature: Cape Roxo
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 10.9217°N, 15.0637°W
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 12.4592°N, 13.6266°W
- VAT rate
- 15%
- BTI Status Index
- 5.01(2022)
- 5.32(2020)
- BTI Governance Index
- 4.3(2022)
- 4.6(2020)
- Native label
- República da Guiné-Bissau
- Democracy Index
- 2.63(2020)
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- 2.63(2020)
- Human Development Index
- 0.483(2021)
- 0.483(2020)
- 0.49(2019)
- 0.482(2018)
- 0.481(2017)
- 0.478(2016)
- 0.472(2015)
- 0.466(2014)
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- 0.46(2013)
- 0.456(2012)
- 0.452(2011)
- 0.443(2010)
- 0.436(2009)
- 0.429(2008)
- 0.424(2007)
- 0.417(2006)
- 0.404(2005)
- Hashtag
- GuineaBissau
- Gini coefficient
- 34.8(2018)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.306(2021)
- 0.305(2020)
- 0.308(2019)
- 0.302(2018)
- 0.301(2017)
- 0.297(2016)
- 0.301(2015)
- 0.296(2014)
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- 0.293(2013)
- 0.289(2012)
- 0.286(2011)
- 0.278(2010)
- Demonym
- Guinee-Bissauer
- Bissau-Guinean
- Guinea-Bissauan
- bissau-guineai
- guinea-bissauer
- guineobissauani applies to part: plural
- guineobissauan applies to part: masculine
- guineobissauană applies to part: feminine
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- বিসাউ-গিনীয়
- guineense applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- guineensi applies to part: masculine plural, feminine plural
- de Guinea-Bisáu applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- Gvinebisaŭano
- Guinéen applies to part: masculine singular
- Bissaoguinéen applies to part: masculine singular
- Guinéenne applies to part: feminine singular
- Bissaoguinéenne applies to part: feminine singular
- מגינאה ביסאו applies to part: feminine, masculine
- guineenso applies to part: masculine singular
- guineensi applies to part: masculine plural
- guineensa applies to part: feminine singular
- guineense applies to part: feminine plural
- غيني بيساوي applies to part: masculine singular
- غينية بيساوية applies to part: feminine singular
- غينيين بيساويين applies to part: masculine plural
- غينيات بيساويات applies to part: feminine plural
- Bissauec applies to part: masculine singular
- Bissauka applies to part: feminine singular
- Birth rate
- 30.611(2022)
- 31.087(2021)
- 31.605(2020)
- 32.093(2019)
- Male population
- 1,039,860(2022)
- 1,017,216(2021)
- 994,606(2020)
- 971,745(2019)
- Death rate
- 8.597(2022)
- 8.716(2021)
- 8.574(2020)
- 8.206(2019)
- Rural population
- 1,157,198(2022)
- 1,141,289(2021)
- 1,124,913(2020)
- 1,107,850(2019)
- Female population
- 1,065,706(2022)
- 1,043,505(2021)
- 1,021,222(2020)
- 998,712(2019)
- Urban population
- 948,368(2022)
- 919,432(2021)
- 890,915(2020)
- 862,607(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 12.1270°N, 14.6860°W
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On other databases
155 identifiers linking Guinea-Bissau across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_3427
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID14243
- ArchINFORM location ID6144
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294914498
- BabelNet ID00042134n
- BBC News topic IDcvenzmgygd5t
- BBC Things IDbdf69e6b-bbdf-4306-8c7f-c39ae5326a57
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID12365690v
- Booru tagguinea_bissau
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDguinea-bissau
- CAB ID6291
- Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)0020B6324
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10104062
- CIVICUS Monitor country entryguinea-bissau
- Climate Policy Radar TopicsQ2133
- Comic Vine ID4020-61182
- Curlie IDRegional/Africa/Guinea-Bissau/
- Data Commons IDcountry/GNB
- DBNL country IDguine02
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--6657
- DR topic IDguinea-bissau
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID132829
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Guinea-Bissau
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDguinee-bissau
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)3yNTiX
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)418174
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0008145
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ3984
- European Education Thesaurus ID1656
- EuroVoc ID1217
- FactGrid item IDQ1059317
- FAST ID1208732
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)PU
- France 24 topic ID (French)guinée-bissau
- Freebase ID/m/036b_
- GACS ID652
- GADM IDGNB
- GCMD keyword IDb0d902f8-d1b3-4cc8-aa2c-58fd4fead65e
- GENC 3-character codeGNB
- GeoNames ID2372248
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)Zxq8si
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000183
- GND ID4022522-7
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDguinea-bissau
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0031705
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDGuinea-Bissau
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDgvineia-bisau-aeaf68
- Grove Art Online IDT035615
- HDS ID003445
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1285945
- IAB code1311
- ICANNWiki page IDGuinea-Bissau
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30497
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2353204
- IdRef ID032671725
- INaturalist place ID8513
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99330
- Interlingual Index IDi83731
- IOC country codeGBS
- ISNI000000012151704X
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeGW
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeGNB
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code624
- ITU letter codeGNB
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.624
- J9U entity ID987007548186705171
- Joconde location IDT84-145
- JORFSearch organization IDQ1007
- KBpedia IDGuinea-Bissau
- Klexikon article IDGuinea-Bissau
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/GVINEYA-BISAU.html
- KulturNav-ID2cf37b0a-f016-43a3-a786-391c37cbdde6
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/pg
- Le Figaro tag IDGuinée-Bissau
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/guineebissau
- Lex IDGuinea-Bissau
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn80061076
- Libris-URI20dgf16l23qsczg
- M49 code624
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=624
- Marine Regions Geographic ID8685
- MeSH descriptor IDD006169
- MeSH tree codeZ01.058.290.190.380
- Mindat locality ID158362
- Museum-digital place ID20156
- MusicBrainz area ID4f01a1af-02ca-3b28-a64f-f38c36c08879
- NALT ID44091
- Namuwiki ID기니비사우
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/291D4CF7-CAC8-4EA6-A628-0BA1FD16E863
- National Library of Brazil ID000080288