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Additional information about Guinea-Bissau
Official country name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Short name: Guinea-Bissau
Local names (long and short forms): Republica da Guine-Bissau / Guine-Bissau
Former name: Portuguese Guinea
Abbreviation:
Notes:
Nationality noun / adjective: Guinean(s) / Guinean
Languages spoken: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages. .
Capital: Bissau (GMT 0.0, summertime: )
Government type: republic
Population: 1503182 ranked 151, (data 2008)
Geography: this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying inland. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m and the highest point is unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 350 km - . .
Land borders: Guinea-Bissau has a total of 724 km landborders, bordering to Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos
Dependent areas:
Independence: 24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)