Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau (: Guiné-Bissau; : 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, romanized: Gine-Bisaawo; : ߖߌߣߍ ߺ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ romanized: Gine-Bisawo), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau, pronounced ), is a country in that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2 million. It borders Senegal to and Guinea to .
Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of , as well as part of the . Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were under some rule by the since the 16th century. In the 19th century, it was colonised as . Portuguese control was restricted and weak until the early 20th century with the pacification campaigns, these campaigns solidified Portuguese sovereignty in the area. The final Portuguese victory over the remaining bastion of mainland resistance, the ruled Kingdom of Bissau in 1915 by the Portuguese military office , and recruited mercenary Abdul was the event to solidify mainland control. The , islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, were officially conquered in 1936, ensuring Portuguese control of both the mainland and islands of the region. Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its , , was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly ). Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and only one elected president () has successfully served a full five-year term. The current president is , who was elected on 29 December 2019.
Only about 2% of the population speaks Portuguese, the official language, as a first language, and 33% speak it as a second language. However, , a Portuguese-based creole, is the national language and also considered the language of unity. According to a 2012 study, 54% of the population speak Creole as a first language and about 40% speak it as a second language. The remainder speak a variety of native African languages. The nation is home to numerous followers of , and , though no single religious group represents a majority of the population. The country's per-capita is one of the lowest in the world.
Guinea-Bissau is a member of the , , , , , , and the , and was a member of the now-defunct .
== Mappers from Guinea-Bissau ==
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== List of fictive nations located in Guinea-Bissau ==
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== Future ==
=== Zarexian Mapper ===
The weak have made it difficult for the state to control the country. This has led to Guinea-Bissau becoming very popular for drug trafficking and is a good example of a . Future presidents will have a hard time ridding themselves of this reputation, but sooner or later they will have to tackle it by strengthening the country's institutions and reducing .
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