| República da Guiné-Bissau
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| Flag | Coat of Arms |
| Capital | Bissau |
| Government | Republic |
| Language | Portuguese (official) |
| President | José Mário Vaz |
| Prime minister | Domingos Simões Pereira |
| Area | 13,948 sq mi |
| Population 2010 | 1,966,667 (2020) |
| GDP 2012 | $1.931 billion |
| GDP per capita | $1,222 |
| Currency | West African CFA franc |
Guinea-Bissau (Republica de Guine-Bissau) is a nation of west Africa. It has borders with Senegal and Guinea, and a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 13,948 square miles (36,125 km2) and a population of about 1.5 million. The capital city is Bissau, and the official language is Portugese. Formerly a Portugese colony, Guinea-Bissau achieved independence on 24 September 1974.
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