Geographical position: Guinea-Bissau is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal.
The country’s climate is tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.
Languages: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages.
Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
Surface: 36,120 sq km
Population: 1,416,027
System of government: republic, multiparty since mid-1991
Capital: Bissau
Religion: indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
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