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Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal | Size: |
36,120 sq. km. (slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut)
Elevation varies from
sea level to 300 meters | Population: | 1,389,000 (approximately)
* 0-14 years: 41.7%
* 15-64 years: 55.4%
* 65+ years: 2.9%
Average age: 19 years
Life expectancy: 47 years
HIV / AIDS: 10% | | Indigenous beliefs 50%
Muslim 45%
Christian 5% | Language: | Portuguese (official)
Crioulo
other African languages | Government: | Republic | Capital: | Bissau | Independence: | declared - 24 September 1973 (from Portugal)
recognized by Portugal on 10 September 1974 |
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Guinea Bissau
