Guinea-Bissau
Africa · Untouched
- Capital
- Bissau
- Population
- 1.8M
- Area
- 36K km²
About Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau occupies a low-lying stretch of West Africa's Atlantic coast, laced with rivers, mangroves and rice paddies. Offshore lies the Bijagós Archipelago, a maze of islands renowned for wildlife. A former Portuguese colony, the country keeps Portuguese as its official language while Crioulo unites everyday speech. Its compact capital, Bissau, sits on the Geba River estuary and lends the nation half of its name.
- Guinea-Bissau adds its capital's name, Bissau, to its own to avoid confusion with neighbouring Guinea.
- The Bijagós Archipelago, a cluster of dozens of islands off the coast, is recognised by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.
- On Orango Island in the Bijagós, hippos famously wade and swim in the salt water of the Atlantic — a rare habit for the species.
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