
Guinea-Bissau Travel Guide
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| 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.
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Regions
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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