page_title: Outline of Guinea-Bissau
section_title: Environment of Guinea-Bissau
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Guinea-Bissau / Geography of Guinea-Bissau / Environment of Guinea-Bissau
caption_attribution_description: Satellite image of Guinea-Bissau in January 2003.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:
  Guinea-Bissau – country located in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.
context_section_description: Climate of Guinea-Bissau
  Ecoregions in Guinea-Bissau
  Protected areas of Guinea-Bissau
  Wildlife of Guinea-Bissau
  Fauna of Guinea-Bissau
  Birds of Guinea-Bissau
  Mammals of Guinea-Bissau
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of Guinea-Bissau
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