  Guinea-Bissau
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| After a decade of civil conflict, multi-party elections have finally restored the country to a period of peace. Despite hardships, the people - who represent dozens of distinct ethnicities - are united by a singular good will, especially in evidence durin |
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| Capital: Bissau |
| Official languages: Portuguese |
| Regional languages: Crioulo |
| Government:Republic |
| President:João Bernardo Vieira |
| Vice President:Martinho Ndafa Kabi |
| Independence:September 10, 1974Â, Portugal |
| Population:1,586,000 |
| Currency:West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Description:After a decade of civil conflict, multi-party elections have finally restored the country to a period of peace. Despite hardships, the people - who represent dozens of distinct ethnicities - are united by a singular good will, especially in evidence durin |
| Location:Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal |
| Area:36 120 sq_km |
| Natural Resource fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
| Internet Code:.gw |
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