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Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo).The regions are subdivided into a total of 39 sectors (singular: setor, plural: setores); which are further subdivided into smaller groups called sections (singular: secção, plural: secções); which are further subdivided into populated places (i.e.: towns, villages ...
The impact caused an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude and created a 1 km high tsunami. The combined forces could be an explanation for the extremely scarred coastline of Guinea-Bissau. The lowest point on Guinea-Bissau is at sea level at the Atlantic Ocean. [1] The highest point in Guinea-Bissau is Dongol Ronde with an elevation of 277 m (909 ft). [1]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau – country located in West Africa. [1] Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.
Guinea-Bissau, [a] officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, [b] is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast. [10] Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, [11] as well as part of the Mali Empire ...
Gabú region is the easternmost region in Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Gabú. The region borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south and the Guinea-Bissau regions of Tombali and Bafatá to the west. It covers an area of 9,150 km 2, making it the largest of Guinea-Bissau's
Biombo is a region in western Guinea-Bissau, with an area of 840 km 2 and its capital is Quinhámel.There has not been any local administration since the civil war of 1998-99, and all the social services are done by organs of civil society and other government agencies.
In 14 November 1980, there was the first military coup in Guinea-Bissau led by João Bernardo Vieira, Nino, removing Luis Cabral from the Presidency of the Republic. The one-party state mechanism was turbulent during the period of 1980s and 1990s with army taking control of power more frequently and the resultant civil war resulted in loss of ...
3 provinces; 1 autonomous sector and 8 regions; The autonomous sector Bissau is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the regions. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is GW, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Guinea-Bissau. The second part is either of the following: one letter: provinces