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two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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Guinea-Bissau flag information
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Official country name
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Short name
Guinea-Bissau
Local names
Republica da Guine-Bissau (long)
Guine-Bissau (short)
Guine-Bissau (short)
Former name
Portuguese Guinea
Nationality
Guinean(s) (noun) Guine-Bissau (adjective)
Languages spoken
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Capital
Bissau
Government type
republic
Population
1,503,182 ranked 151, (data 2008)
Geography
this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying inland. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 350 km.
Land borders
724km, Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km.
Administrative divisions
9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos
Independence
24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)