Outline of Guinea-Bissau

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The Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau
The location of Guinea-Bissau
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau 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.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Guinea-Bissau

Geography of Guinea-Bissau

An enlargeable topographic map of Guinea-Bissau

Location

 Guinea 386 km
 Senegal 338 km
  • Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km

Environment of Guinea-Bissau

An enlargeable satellite image 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
Municipalities 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

Branches of the government of Guinea-Bissau

Executive branch of the government 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

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Law of Guinea-Bissau
  • Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
  • Crime in Guinea-Bissau
  • Human rights in Guinea-Bissau
  • Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

Military of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Military of Guinea-Bissau
  • Command
  • 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
  • Military history of Guinea-Bissau

Culture of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Culture of Guinea-Bissau

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

Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Economy of Guinea-Bissau

Education in Guinea-Bissau

Main article: Education in Guinea-Bissau

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Guinea-Bissau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

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