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In 1994, 20 years after independence from Portugal, the country's first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held. An army uprising that triggered a bloody civil war in 1998, created hundreds of thousands of displaced persons. The president was ousted by a military junta in May 1999. An interim government turned over power in February 2000 when opposition leader Koumba YALLA took office following two rounds of transparent presidential elections. Guinea-Bissau's transition back to democracy will be complicated by a crippled economy devastated by civil war and the military's predilection for governmental meddling.

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Geography of Guinea-Bissau - Highlights the location, map references, area, land boundaries, climate, natural resources, land use, natural hazards, environment, and geography of Guinea-Bissau

People of Guinea-Bissau - Learn about the population, age structure, birth and death rate, sex ratio, nationality, ethnic groups, religions, languages, and literacy in Guinea-Bissau

Government and Politics in Guinea-Bissau - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Guinea-Bissau.

Economy of Guinea-Bissau - Study the GDP, growth rate, per capita, inflation, labor, budget, industries, exports, imports, currency, exchange rates, and economy of Guinea-Bissau

Communications in Guinea-Bissau - Browse statistics on telephones, mobile and cellular lines in use, radio broadcast stations, televisions, internet country code, ISP's, internet users, and facts on communications in Guinea-Bissau

Transportation in Guinea-Bissau - Offers statistical details on the railways, highways, waterways, ports & harbors, airports, and other facts on transportation in Guinea-Bissau

Military of Guinea-Bissau - Provides statistics on military branches, army, air force, navy, manpower, military service, expenditure, and facts on military in Guinea-Bissau

Transnational Issues of Guinea-Bissau - Explore international disputes and transnational issues of Guinea-Bissau

Maps of Guinea-Bissau - Discover a detailed map of Guinea-Bissau

Map Database of Guinea-Bissau - Browse a large collection of city, country, historical, political, thematic, and shaded relief maps of Guinea-Bissau

Flags of Guinea-Bissau - Uncover the flag images and description of the flag of Guinea-Bissau. Includes historical flags, symbols, and related information

Weather for cities of Guinea-Bissau - Browse weather forecast, hourly conditions, temperature, sunrise, sunset, and other weather related reports for the cities of Guinea-Bissau

1Up Info - Guinea-Bissau Political Geography - Encyclopedia resource provides information on the country along with its cities.