Travel in Guinea-Bissau
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| Capital | Bissau |
| Government | republic, multiparty since mid-1991 |
| Currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States; previously the Guinea-Bissau peso (GWP) was used |
| Area | total: 36,120 sq km water: 8,120 sq km land: 28,000 sq km |
| Population | 1,345,479 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
| Religion | indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5% |
A former Portuguese colony, Guinea-Bissau's 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.
By train
By car
By bus
By boat
Get around
in the city you have vehicles that they calltoca-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 candongasthey big commercial vehicles carrying ten to twenty passanger mini busestip 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 fantastic.is a variety of fish meat and diverse vegetables,the country is rich in fish so if are a fish lover you gona loved,most or all of the food is organic.
Drink
Sleep
Learn
Work
Stay safe
Stay healthy
Respect
Contact
ffernan2005@yahoo.co.uk