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The Republic of Guinea-Bissau: Introductory Note

Fernando Loureiro Bastos
Edited By: Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa

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From: Oxford Constitutions (http://oxcon.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 25 April 2025

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a state on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. It has borders with Senegal and Guinea (or Guinea-Conakry). The designation of the territory as Guinea-Bissau is relatively recent and started on the occasion of its independence in 19731. The land territory of Guinea-Bissau, 36.125 km2 in size, comprises a mainland and an archipelago (Bijagós Archipelago) consisting of about eighty islands and islets, of which only about twenty are inhabited. The country has an estimated population of 1,600,000 (1,548,159 inhabitants, 755,859 men and...
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