It’s time for a list! Meet Guinea-Bissau, located on the western coast of Africa between Senegal and Guinea. It fought for and won its independence from Portugal in 1974. Here’s a few more interesting tidbits!
- The name Bissau was later added to the name ‘Guinea’ to prevent it from being confused with or mistaken for the ‘Republic of Guinea’.
- Cape Verde was part of Guinea-Bissau until a coup in 1980 separated them into two countries
- Portuguese is the official language of Guinea-Bissau, though less than a quarter of the population speaks it
- ‘Gumbe’ makes for the most popular form of music in Guinea-Bissau. The genre of music is derived from the country’s folk singing tradition. Today it often has political undertones
- About 40% of the population is Muslim, concentrated in the northern part of the country
- The landscape of the country mostly comprises of low lying coastal plains that rise to the savanna in the east.
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