Guinea Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is a West African nation encompassing an area of 36,125 square km and houses a population of 1,704,000. The territory of the country was once part of the Gabu kingdom as well as the Mali Empire. Later, the city came under the rule of the Portuguese Empire and continued to be under the Portuguese rule till the independence of the country in 1973. The name of the capital city of the newly independent country “Bissau” was added to the name of Guinea to distinguish it from the other African nation of the same name “Guinea.” Guinea-Bissau has had a history of political instability since independence. No head of state in the country has served a term longer than five years.