Guinea Bissau
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Country Profile
Location: West Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Geographical
Size: land: 28,120 sq km, water: 8,005 sq km
Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to harmattan winds
Population: 2,132,325 (2025 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.54% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Balanta 30%, Fulani 30%, Manjaco 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%, unspecified smaller ethnic groups 6% (2015 est.)
Languages: Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo Religion: Muslim 45.1%, Christian 22.1%, animist 14.9%, none 2%, unspecified 15.9% (2008 est.)
Capital
City: Bissau
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