Guinea-Bissau

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Capital: Bissau

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 13,948

Land Covered by Water: 22.4%

Time Zone: GMT (UTC+0)

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

Approximate Population: 1,586,001

Official Language: Portuguese, Crioulo

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Indigenous Religions

Currency: West African CFA Franc

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

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