| Official name: |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
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| Capital: |
Bissau
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| Area: |
total: 36,120 sq km
water: 8,120 sq km
land: 28,000 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
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| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
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| Geographic coordinates: |
12 00 N, 15 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 724 km
border countries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
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| Coastline: |
350 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
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