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French Guinea gained independence from France in 1958 (as Guinea), followed by Portuguese Guinea (as Guinea-Bissau) in 1974 after a prolonged war against Portuguese forces, and the border then became an international one between two sovereign states.
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination.
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 ...
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.
Guinea-Bissau's topography. The terrain of Guinea-Bissau is mostly low coastal plain with swamps of Guinean mangroves rising to Guinean forest-savanna mosaic in the east. [1] A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 1,203km² of tidal flats in Guinea-Bissau, making it the 28th ranked country in terms of tidal flat area. [2]
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas. The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas. Disputed areas are not considered.
Guinea [n 5] Republic of Guinea GIN French: Guinée—République de Guinée: Conakry French: Conakry: 13,531,906 245,857 km 2 (94,926 sq mi) Guinean franc: Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau GNB Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau—República da Guiné-Bissau: Bissau Portuguese: Bissau: 2,060,721 36,125 km 2 (13,948 sq mi) CFA franc: Ivory Coast
Pages in category "Borders of Guinea" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Guinea–Guinea-Bissau border; Guinea–Ivory Coast border;