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Guinea-Bissau Travel Guide

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Quick Facts
Capital Bissau
Government Republic, multiparty since mid-1991
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Area total: 36,120 km2
water: 8,120 km2
land: 28,000 km2
Population 1,345,479 (July 2002 est.)
Language Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Religion Indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
Calling Code +245
Internet TLD .gw
Time Zone UTC

Guinea-Bissau is a former Portuguese colony whose post-independence history has been chequered. A civil war in 1998, followed by the imposition of a military junta in 1999 has been replaced with a multi-party democracy. The economy remains fragile, however hopes are high.

Contents

Regions

Map of Guinea-Bissau

Cities

Bissau - capital

Other destinations

canchungo,farim,gabo,bafata,catio,bijagos, bolama,etc

Understand

Get in

By plane

Direct flights from Portugal with TAP or Luxor Airlines.

By train

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

in the city you have vehicles that they call[toca-toca] cab for everybody who will stop as long as i go to pick up and drop up passanger.to travel fron city to city you have the [candongas]they big commercial vehicles carrying ten to twenty passanger [mini buses]tip make sure you get the front seats.rented vehicles four wheels car are available.

Talk

Portuguese is the official language, however the local creole and some native African languages are widely spoken.

Buy

Eat

The food is a variety of fish, meat and diverse vegetables. The country is rich in fish. Most all of the food is organic.

Drink

Sleep

Learn

Work

Stay safe

Stay healthy

Before traveling make sure you have the Yellow Fever jab, hepatitis A , Typhoid anf Tetanus jabs up to date. Malaria tablets are highly recommended. Once there make sure you drink only bottled water.

Respect

Contact

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