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    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...
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    Guinea-Bissau (/ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/ GHIN-ee bi-SOW; Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau; Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, romanized: Gine-Bisaawo; Mandinka: ߖߌߣߍ ߺ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫...
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  • The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol da Guiné-Bissau) represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association...
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    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 one...
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    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 Data...
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    This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for...
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    Air Bissau was the national airline of Guinea-Bissau, operating services from its base at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Bissau. Transportes Aéreos...
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    the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence...
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    The geography of Guinea-Bissau is that of low coastal plains bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The country borders Senegal in the north and Guinea in the southeast...
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    The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência da Guiné-Bissau), or the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence...
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    Umaro Sissoco Embaló (category Presidents of Guinea-Bissau)
    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...
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  • Telecommunications in Guinea-Bissau include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries...
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    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, Senegal...
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    The official language of Guinea-Bissau is Portuguese, which was spoken by 32.1% of the population according to the 2009 census. It is the language of instruction...
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    Guinea-Bissau is basic, with most roads outside the capital Bissau being unpaved. There are no railways in Guinea-Bissau. At the Port of Bissau, there...
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  • Bissau is a town and a municipality in Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan, India.[citation needed] As of 2011[update] India census, Bissau had...
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    The politics of Guinea-Bissau take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system, wherein the...
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    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...
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    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....
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  • 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...
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    The national flag of Guinea-Bissau was adopted in 1973 when independence from Portugal was proclaimed. Proposed flag for the Portuguese Guinea (1932) Flag...
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  • Religion in Guinea-Bissau is diverse, with no particular religion comprising an absolute majority of the population. Islam is the most widely professed...
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    Jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), or jollof rice, is a rice dish from West Africa. The dish is typically made with long-grain rice, tomatoes, chilies, onions, spices...
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    cathedral in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. It is the centre of the Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau. The cathedral is the seat of Diocese of Bissau, which was...
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  • Guinea-Bissau is a national Beauty pageant in Guinea-Bissau. The winner of this pageant goes to compete at Miss World pageant. Miss World Guinea-Bissau pageant...
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  • Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo). The regions are subdivided into...
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  • Bissau-Guineans in France consist of migrants from Guinea-Bissau and their descendants living and working in France. The first Bissau-Guineans immigrants...
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    Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from Portugal...
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    Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Guinea-Bissau in November or December 2024. Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embaló is eligible for...
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    Tomé VI – Bissau VII – Lisbon VIII – Luanda IX – Maputo X – Díli XI – Brasília XII – Ilha do Sal XIII – Luanda XIV – São Tomé XIV – Bissau Culture Portuguese...
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