Guinea-Bissau (/ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/ GHIN-ee bi-SOW; Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau; Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, romanized: Gine-Bisaawo; Mandinka: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫...

A coup d'état was attempted in Guinea-Bissau on 1 February 2022. A few hours later, president Umaro Sissoco Embaló declared the coup over, he said that...

Bissau (Portuguese pronunciation: [biˈsaw]) is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. As of 2015,[update] it had a population of 492,004. Bissau...

The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol da Guiné-Bissau) represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association...

Events in the year 2022 in Guinea-Bissau. President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister: Nuno Gomes Nabiam Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau 1...

Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo, abbr. FARP) is the national military of Guinea-Bissau. It consists of an army, a navy, an air force, and paramilitary forces...

The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência da Guiné-Bissau), or the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence...

Events in the year 2024 in Guinea-Bissau. President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister: Rui Duarte de Barros Source: 1 January - New Year's Day 20 January...

This is a demography of the population of Guinea-Bissau including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status...

Religion in Guinea-Bissau is diverse, with no particular religion comprising an absolute majority of the population. Islam is the most widely professed...

On 30 November–1 December 2023, clashes broke out in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, between government forces and units of the National Guard who...

Guinea-Bissau Politics of Guinea-Bissau List of presidents of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau "Guinea-Bissau". Parline: the IPU’s Open...

Islam in Guinea-Bissau is the predominant religion of the country. An estimated 46% of its roughly 1.8 million citizens are followers in 2023. Some estimates...

scheduled to be held in Guinea-Bissau in November or December 2024. Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embaló is eligible for a second term. In 2019, Umaro Sissoco...

People have inhabited the region now known as Guinea-Bissau for thousands of years. In the 13th century, it became a province of the Mali Empire that later...

Guinea-Bissau Creole, also known as Kiriol or Crioulo, is a creole language whose lexicon derives mostly from Portuguese. It is spoken in Guinea Bissau...

The Guinea-Bissau women's national football team represents Guinea-Bissau in international women's football. It is governed by the Football Federation...

The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President...

Guinea-Bissau–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Guinea-Bissau and Russia. Relations between the Soviet Union and the African...

Sissoco Embaló (born 23 September 1972) is a Bissau-Guinean politician serving as the president of Guinea-Bissau since February 2020. He is a political scientist...

Christians in Guinea-Bissau constitute approximately 19% of the country's population (280,000 people). Guinea-Bissau is the only Portuguese-speaking nation...

The economy of Guinea-Bissau comprises a mixture of state-owned and private companies. Guinea-Bissau is among the world's least developed nations and...

elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 4 June 2023. Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the parliament on 16 May 2022, accusing deputies...

have diplomatic offices in Bissau. List of countries which Guinea-Bissau maintains diplomatic relations with: Guinea-Bissau is a member of several international...

Snap parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Guinea-Bissau in June 2024. Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the opposition...

of Guinea-Bissau passports are issued to citizens of Guinea-Bissau to facilitate international travel. A passport is not required for Guinea-Bissau citizens...

The 2011 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt was a failed coup d'état by a group of renegade soldiers. Taking place on the morning of December 26, 2011, fighting...

The 2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état was the bloodless military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on 14 September 2003, led by General Veríssimo Correia...

of life expectancy for a female child born in Guinea-Bissau in 2008 was 49 years, and 47 years for a boy. in 2016 life expectancy had improved to 58 for...

(1924-09-12)12 September 1924 – (1973-01-20)20 January 1973) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, and diplomat...