ocr: GUINEA-BISSAU 40 - Official Name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau Capital: Bissau Population: 1 million Currency: Guinea peso Official Language: Portuguese LYING ON. AFRICA'S WEST COAST, Guinea- Bissau is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east. Apart from savanna S E N E G A L highlands in the northeast, the country is low-lying. In1974,it was the first Portuguese colony Farim to gain: independence. The oGanamuder ruling PAIGCinitiated a process of change to multiparty Canchungoo Mansoa Bafata l democracy in 1990, as aresult of which elections were held OBISSAU Z inl 1994. ...
