Outline of Guinea-Bissau

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˌɡɪni bɨˈsaʊ/
• Common English country name: Guinea-Bissau
• Official English country name: The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Guinean
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Guinea-Bissau
• ISO country codes: GW, GNB, 624
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GW
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gw

Geography of Guinea-Bissau

• Guinea-Bissau is: a country
• Population of Guinea-Bissau: 1,695,000 - 147th most populous country
• Area of Guinea-Bissau: 36544 km²
• Atlas of Guinea-Bissau

Location

• Guinea-Bissau is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Guinea-Bissau
  • High: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m (984 ft)
  • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Land boundaries: 724 km

 Guinea 386 km

 Senegal 338 km

• Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km

Environment of Guinea-Bissau

• Climate of Guinea-Bissau
• Environmental issues in Guinea-Bissau
• Ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau
• Renewable energy in Guinea-Bissau
• Geology of Guinea-Bissau
• Protected areas of Guinea-Bissau
  • Biosphere reserves in Guinea-Bissau
  • National parks of Guinea-Bissau
• Wildlife of Guinea-Bissau
  • Flora of Guinea-Bissau
  • Fauna of Guinea-Bissau
    • Birds of Guinea-Bissau
    • Mammals of Guinea-Bissau

Natural geographic features of Guinea-Bissau

• Glaciers in Guinea-Bissau: none ^[2]
• Islands of Guinea-Bissau
• Lakes of Guinea-Bissau
• Mountains of Guinea-Bissau
  • Volcanoes in Guinea-Bissau
• Rivers of Guinea-Bissau
  • Waterfalls of Guinea-Bissau
• Valleys of Guinea-Bissau
• World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None

Regions of Guinea-Bissau

Ecoregions of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau

Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau

• Regions of Guinea-Bissau
  • Sectors of Guinea-Bissau

Regions of Guinea-Bissau

Sectors of Guinea-Bissau

Municipalities of Guinea-Bissau

• Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
• Cities of Guinea-Bissau

Demography of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Demographics of Guinea-Bissau

Government and politics of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Government of Guinea-Bissau and Politics of Guinea-Bissau

• Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau

• Elections in Guinea-Bissau
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Guinea-Bissau
• Political scandals of Guinea-Bissau
• Taxation in Guinea-Bissau

Branches of the government of Guinea-Bissau

Executive branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau

• Head of state: President of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Carlos Gomes Júnior
• Cabinet of Guinea-Bissau

Legislative branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau

• Parliament of Guinea-Bissau (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau

• Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau

Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau

• Diplomatic missions in Guinea-Bissau
• Diplomatic missions of Guinea-Bissau

International organization membership

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) União Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional) West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Law of Guinea-Bissau

• Capital punishment in Guinea-Bissau
• Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
• Crime in Guinea-Bissau
• Human rights in Guinea-Bissau
  • LGBT rights in Guinea-Bissau
  • Freedom of religion in Guinea-Bissau
• Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

Military of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Military of Guinea-Bissau

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Guinea-Bissau
• Forces
  • Army of Guinea-Bissau
  • Navy of Guinea-Bissau
  • Air Force of Guinea-Bissau
  • Special forces of Guinea-Bissau
• Military history of Guinea-Bissau
• Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau

Local government in Guinea-Bissau

History of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: History of Guinea-Bissau, Timeline of the history of Guinea-Bissau, and Current events of Guinea-Bissau

• Economic history of Guinea-Bissau
• Military history of Guinea-Bissau

Culture of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Culture of Guinea-Bissau

• Architecture of Guinea-Bissau
• Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau
• Ethnic minorities in Guinea-Bissau
• Festivals in Guinea-Bissau
• Humor in Guinea-Bissau
• Languages of Guinea-Bissau
• Media in Guinea-Bissau
• National symbols of Guinea-Bissau
  • Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau
  • Flag of Guinea-Bissau
  • National anthem of Guinea-Bissau
• People of Guinea-Bissau
• Prostitution in Guinea-Bissau
• Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau
• Records of Guinea-Bissau
• Religion in Guinea-Bissau
  • Buddhism in Guinea-Bissau
  • Christianity in Guinea-Bissau
  • Hinduism in Guinea-Bissau
  • Islam in Guinea-Bissau
  • Judaism in Guinea-Bissau
  • Sikhism in Guinea-Bissau
• World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None

Art in Guinea-Bissau

• Art in Guinea-Bissau
• Cinema of Guinea-Bissau
• Literature of Guinea-Bissau
• Music of Guinea-Bissau
• Television in Guinea-Bissau
• Theatre in Guinea-Bissau

Sports in Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Sports in Guinea-Bissau

• Football in Guinea-Bissau
• Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Economy of Guinea-Bissau

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eighty second)

• Agriculture in Guinea-Bissau
• Banking in Guinea-Bissau
  • National Bank of Guinea-Bissau
• Communications in Guinea-Bissau
  • Internet in Guinea-Bissau
• Companies of Guinea-Bissau
• Currency of Guinea-Bissau: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XOF
• Economic history of Guinea-Bissau
• Energy in Guinea-Bissau
  • Energy policy of Guinea-Bissau
  • Oil industry in Guinea-Bissau
• Health care in Guinea-Bissau
• Mining in Guinea-Bissau
• Guinea-Bissau Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Guinea-Bissau
• Transport in Guinea-Bissau
  • Airports in Guinea-Bissau
  • Rail transport in Guinea-Bissau
  • Roads in Guinea-Bissau
• Water supply and sanitation in Guinea-Bissau

Education in Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Education in Guinea-Bissau

See also

• Index of Guinea-Bissau-related articles
• List of Guinea-Bissau-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Guinea-Bissau

• Official government website
• AllAfrica news headline links
• BBC News Country Profile
• CIA World Factbook
• Africa South of the Sahara - Stanford University
• The Index on Africa
• Map of Guinea-Bissau
• United States consular information sheet/travel advisory for Guinea-Bissau
• Drugbarons turn Bissau into Africa's first narco-state
• Outline of Guinea-Bissau travel guide from Wikitravel
• Mobile operators in Guinea-Bissau

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