Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau#

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For much of its history, Guinea-Bissau was under the control of the Mali Empire and the Kaabu Kingdom.

Government type: semi-presidential republic. Chief of state: Interim President Gen..

Facts#

Capital

Bissau

Region

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal

Area

total : 36,125 sq km; land: 28,120 sq km; water: 8,005 sq km

Population

2,132,325 (2024 est.)

Languages

Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo

Currency

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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