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	Guinea-Bissau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vieira beat Malam Bacai Sanha in a runoff-election, but Sanha refused to initially concede, claiming that the election have been fraudalent in two constituencies, including the capital Bissau.
		It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.
		Bissau (Note: Former President Kumba Ialá decided to change the capital city to Buba, but the plan is unlikely to go forward.)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guinea-Bissau (858 words)

	Guinea, Africa Travel Guide
		The Republic of Guinea, on the west coast of Africa is bordered to the north by Senegal and Mali and on the east by Mali and the Ivory Coast, on the south by Liberia and Sierra Leone, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the northwest by Guinea-Bissau.
		Guinea owes its frontiers mainly to the accidents of the late 19th century partition of Africa and has no geographic unity.
		The Niger River and its important tributary, the Milo have their source in the Guinea Highlands; the Gambia and Senegal rivers in the Futa Jallon.
	www.africaguide.com /country/guinea (192 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Guinea-Bissau @ HighBeam Research
		After some years of sporadic violence, the PAIGC launched a war of independence in Portuguese Guinea in the early 1960s; in 1973 it declared the province, renamed Guinea-Bissau, independent of Portugal.
		It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Senegal in the north, and on Guinea in the east and south.
		The area that became Portuguese Guinea was first visited by the Portuguese in 1446-47, and in the 16th cent.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:GuineaBi&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (983 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News
		BISSAU, 21 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - A cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is showing no sign of fading with all regions of the impoverished country now affected and more than 4,000 new cases of the disease reported so far this month, officials said.
		BISSAU, 28 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - State schools remained shut in the capital of Guinea Bissau on Monday despite government promises to open classes for the new school year, which was already supposed to have started almost two months ago.
		BISSAU, 12 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Deaths in the cholera epidemic raging in tiny Guinea-Bissau have passed the 300 mark, prompting authorities to ban the sale of drinks and food by street vendors as well as forbid all traditional ceremonies.
	www.irinnews.org /frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Guinea-Bissau (602 words)

	Chapter 3: Guinea Bissau
		The 300 000 head of cattle in Guinea Bissau described as "N'Dama" are not of the typical N'Dama type but represent a rather heterogeneous population.
		In 1984, Guinea Bissau created a Ministry of Rural Development (Le Ministère du Développement Rural) comprising several "Directorates" one of which is the "General Directorate of Livestock Production".
		Other diseases include anthrax (all age groups), brucellosis (28.4% of animals in the Northeastern region are affected), pasteurellosis (affects mainly calves at the end of the rainy season), tetanus and tuberculosis (2% of carcasses examined) (Tackier, 1985).
	www.fao.org /wairdocs/ilri/x5474e/x5474e08.htm (1653 words)

	Bafata -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		region, southwestern Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, bordered by the regions of Tombali on the south and east, Bafatá on the northeast, Oio on the north, and Biombo on the northwest.
		Bafatá is an important trading centre for the interior regions of Guinea-Bissau.
		agronomist and nationalist politician, founder (1956) and secretary-general of the Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC; African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9011727 (255 words)

	Guinea-Bissau Regions
		Nonetheless, I would still consider the regions and the autonomous sector as the primary divisions of Guinea-Bissau.
		Therefore, an alternative way of dividing Guinea-Bissau is into three provinces and one autonomous sector.
		I have found data for the 1991 populations of the regions.
	www.statoids.com /ugw.html (354 words)

	Facts about topic: (Regions of Guinea-Bissau)
		Guinea-Bissau (A republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974) is divided into nine regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) (capitals in parentheses)-
		Gabú Region (additional info and facts about Gabú Region) (Gabú (additional info and facts about Gabú))
		Oio Region (additional info and facts about Oio Region) (Farim (additional info and facts about Farim))
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/re/regions_of_guinea-bissau1.htm (96 words)

	Guinea-Bissau
		On the map, Guinea Bissau can be found on the west coast of Africa and is bordered to the north by Senegal, the east and southeast by Guinea and west southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.
		GEOGRAPHY: The former Portuguese Guinea later came to be called Guinea Bissau and is located in West Africa, flanked to the north by Senegal and to the south and east by the Republic of Guinea.
		Guinea Bissau rises from the coastal plains interspersed by many inlets and then onto plateau terrain and finally into mountains on the border.
	www.ecowas.info /gbissau.htm (247 words)

	British Medical Journal: Routine vaccinations and child survival: follow up study in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
		A longitudinal study of women of fertile age and their prospectively registered offspring was initiated in 1990 in the five most populous regions of Guinea-Bissau.
		Because the survival of recipients of routine vaccines has not been investigated in areas with high mortality, we examined the association between vaccination and survival in rural Guinea-Bissau.
		In each region, 20 clusters of 100 women were selected by the method recommended by the Expanded Programme on Immunisation for surveys of immunisation coverage.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7274_321/ai_68863633 (1362 words)

	Cacheu and Orango
		The importance of the Cacheu and Orango regions (Guinea-Bissau) for nature conservation has been established during the 1980´s by the Guinean authorities and IUCN - The World Conservation Union.
		These two regions have important populations of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious), nile crocodiles (Crocodilus niloticus) and manatees (Tricheclum senegalensis) just to name three of the most emblematic species.
		, with varying degrees of shrub density in both regions, and in Cacheu relevant patches of
	www.iict.pt /actividades/222/iict222/iict222_05/iict222_05_01.htm (240 words)

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		Soil degradation and infertility threatens the northern part of Guinea- Bissau, and the savannah areas are endangered by increases in population which are putting additional pressures on peripheral agricultural lands.
		As used here, a poverty profile is a study in which (i) the incidence of poverty in specified regions and socioeconomic groups is measured by reference to a poverty line; and (ii) the differences in the sources of income, the patterns of expenditure, and living standards achievements between the poor and non poor are differentiated.
		Bissau to have 50.3 percent (some 63,000 households) of the traditional family structure, 300..
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1994/06/03/000009265_3961006182056/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (19000 words)

	Ashoka Fellow Profile - Isabel Maria Garcia De Almeida
		Overall, it is believed that infant malnutrition is widespread today, with ratios rising to as much as 40% in some regions of Guinea-Bissau.
		Returning to Bissau in 1986 as the country's first nutrition specialist, Isabel worked within a government department that was unreceptive to her new dynamic nutritionist's approach to public health matters.
		Furthermore, it has been estimated that 60% of the causes of death is connected to malnutrition and related illnesses such as diarrhea, malaria and respiratory diseases.
	www.ashoka.org /fellows/viewprofile3.cfm?reid=97648 (2141 words)

	The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles
		The Fulakunda are scattered throughout the northeastern, south-central, and southeastern regions of Guinea Bissau.
		As the Fulani migrated southward to and through Guinea Bissau during the fifteenth century, some of them mixed with the Mandingo in the area.
		The Fulakunda of Guinea Bissau are a Muslim people, following the teachings of Mohammed.
	www.ksafe.com /profiles/p_code4/259.html (856 words)

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		The Government of Guinea Bissau has decided that it will transform its role from owner, financier and operator of PEs to that of policy maker and regulator for the provision of public services.
		Braima Camara President, Association of cashew Nuts Exporters, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
		Also, as a result of the war the surrounding compound of the Bissau facilities have been mined with dangerous explosives, one of which was detonated while the mission was visiting.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/06/08/000094946_01053004081650/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt (12772 words)

	IRIN PlusNews HIV/AIDS News and information service
		BISSAU, 5 November (PLUSNEWS) - Interim Prime Minister Artur Sanha is to chair a new committee on HIV/AIDS as part of the new government's attempts to control the spread of the disease in Guinea-Bissau.
		BISSAU, 27 July (PLUSNEWS) - Guinea-Bissau is launching its first big push against HIV/AIDS with the help of a US $19 million aid package from the World Bank and the Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Health Minister Odete Costa Semedo said.
		BISSAU, 18 January (PLUSNEWS) - A first consignment of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for people living with AIDS has arrived from Brazil for distribution free of charge to people living with AIDS in Guinea-Bissau.
	www.plusnews.org /aidsfp.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Guinea-Bissau (409 words)

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		But cholera has also spread to seven of Guinea-Bissau’s nine regions, and some health officials are calling for a change in tactics.
		BISSAU, 9 Aug 2005 (IRIN) - The United Nations has appealed for US $104,000 to help combat a spiralling outbreak of cholera, which Guinea Bissau’s government estimates has killed more than 80 people.
		The capital Bissau -- a city of 300,000 built on low-lying land on the banks of a muddy river estuary -- has borne the brunt of the epidemic, with 29 deaths and about 80 percent of the cases.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=48522 (526 words)

	Rural women, population and development in Lusophone African countries - An annotated bibliography of selected literature in Portuguese Language 1991 - 1996
		The interpretation of the 1979 Population Census in Guinea Bissau is also offered, with a typology of family sizes and structures.
		This is the First Part of a comprehensive report on the livelihood conditions of women and children in Guinea-Bissau.
		Bissau: Comité Técnico Nacional Preparatório (CTNP) pare a Conferência Mundial sobre a Mulher, pp.30.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/x0258e/x0258e02.htm (11870 words)

	MSF Around the World
		The supplies are intended for delivery to four out of the six regions of Guinea Bissau: Oio, Bafata, Gabu and Cacheu.
		The aid goods travelling by road are intended for the war-affected population of Guinea Bissau.
		Bissau/Dakar/Barcelona Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) requests that the Senegal government cease its ban on the transit of humanitarian aid through the border to Guinea Bissau.
	www.msf.org /msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=712832E3-EC70-11D4-B2010060084A6370&component=toolkit.pressrelease&method=full_html (312 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Guinea-Bissau: National cholera day declared as deaths double in fortnight
		Although Bissau -- a city of 300,000 built on low-lying land on the banks of a muddy river estuary -- has borne the brunt of the epidemic, cholera has also spread to eight of Guinea-Bissau's nine regions.
		But residents in the capital, Bissau, said that although soldiers, policemen and some students had taken to the streets to help with the clean-up operation, many government workers and others simply took advantage of a day off work.
		ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Guinea-Bissau: National cholera day declared as deaths double in fortnight
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6FKQS4?OpenDocument (621 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on activities of the United Nations peace-building support office in that country
		The Seminar, which brought together 43 women candidates representing 13 political parties from all regions of Guinea-Bissau, focused on the importance of uniting their efforts to improve the quality of life for all women in the country.
		My Representative, accompanied by his Military Adviser, visited Senegal and Guinea from 8 to 15 November 1999 and plans to travel to the Gambia and the ECOWAS secretariat upon the conclusion of the ongoing electoral process in Guinea-Bissau.
		The visit to Senegal and Guinea revealed the need to continue to build confidence among the countries of the subregion and to establish a propitious climate for agreement on specific security enhancement and monitoring mechanisms.
	www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/s/CA1F76AC10FFD2C3C125685C003D4306 (2986 words)

	Guinea-Bissau - Country Page
		Chissano's presence helped to calm the political tensions in Guinea Bissau as he met with national stakeholders, including members of the armed forces who remained committed to supporting fair and transparent elections.
		According to the report, “UNOGBIS has participated in training sessions for senior officers of the armed forces and police in Bissau and the various regions, which were organized jointly with the national HIV/AIDS programme and the United Nations coordination expert on HIV/AIDS.
		The cycle of provincial and regional conferences organized by UNOGBIS to encourage women of various political, ethnic and professional backgrounds to participate in the political process within the framework of its reconciliation was interrupted by the events of 14 September and will resume in 2004.
	www.womenwarpeace.org /guineabissau/guinea_bissau.htm (3244 words)

	MSF-USA: Field News 03/29/1999
		MSF is carrying out a large-scale vaccination campaign in regions of Guinea Bissau hard hit by a meningitis epidemic.
		Working together with local ministry of health officials, MSF volunteers and local staff members have vaccinated nearly 200,000 people against meningitis in Bissora, Mansoa, and other regions of Guinea Bissau affected by the epidemic.
		Since the epidemic was first identified in early December of 1998, 776 cases of the disease and 137 deaths have been reported.
	www.doctorswithoutborders.org /news/1999/03-29-1999.htm (523 words)

	A Global World - Exclusive travel and holiday information
		Embassy Location/Registration: U.S.citizens are encouraged to register with the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bissau at Bairro de Penha, and to obtain updated information on travel and security in Guinea-Bissau.
		Both are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. Road Safety and In-Country Travel: Roads in Guinea-Bissau are generally in good condition, though travel off of paved roads can be difficult during the May-October rainy season.
		U.S. citizens traveling to the region west of Ingore, including Sao Domingos and Varela, may wish to check with the American Embassy in Bissau regarding latest travel conditions.
	www.aglobalworld.com /Countries/Guinea-Bissau.html (555 words)

	Panapress Official Website
		Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Lack of funds is a major impediment to plans to organise an electoral census in Guinea- Bissau's eight regions, an official of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) has conceded.
		Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior of Guinea-Bissau said he will not be a candidate during the next presidential election scheduled in June 2005 "I know I am a natural PAIGC candidate at the next presidential election.
		Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior of Guinea Bissau on Wednesday received a here a UN delegation led by Antonio Evora, a political affairs adviser in the department of disarmament.
	www.panapress.com /newsindexlat.asp?code=eng&dte=09/03/2005 (1789 words)

	Mission Life : The Fulani People
		Although the majority of Fulanis remain in the secluded and sometimes isolated eastern regions of Guinea-Bissau, many are making a move into the capital city of Bissau in pursuit of a higher standard and quality of life through trade and business.
		By the 15th century, the Fulanis were located in areas of western Africa; the Futa Toro region of Senegambia, the Futa Jallon of northern Guinea, and extending eastward along the Niger River to the regions of Lake Chad.
		Today, with Guinea-Bissau in the midst of newly formed economic strategies of its first democratically elected government, the Fulanis are relatively passive and settled in their lifestyle and comprise 30% of the country's population.
	www.missionlife.ca /fulanis.html (1663 words)

	Guinea-Bissau - Travel Guide
		Guinea-Bissau is situated on the west coast of Africa and is bordered to the north by Senegal, the east and southeast by Guinea and west southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The country is swampy at the coast and low-lying inland, except in the northeast.
		Includes a useful word and phrase list for more than 30 languages.
	www.africaguide.com /country/guineab (128 words)

	Stefano Dighero - Senegal/Guinea Bissau
		Guinea Bissau is one of the poorest countries in Africa.
		There are some mountains in the middle of the south-eastern region at the border with Guinea and in the east at the border with Mali.
		Guinea Bissau is an independent country since 1974, after a guerrilla 14years long.
	www.dsv.nl /~michael/senegalc.htm (11454 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Guinea-Bissau including economic and travel overviews and directories of companies, personalities, industry sectors, projects, facilities, news and events.
		Guinea-Bissau is a small independent republic which lies on the bulge of Africa to the north of Guinea and forms part of the West African Region.
		As at January 1996 all nationals except those of Nigeria and Cape Verde require visas in order to visit Guinea-Bissau.
		Malaria, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, yellow fever (regional), cholera, typhoid fever and schistosomiasis may be contracted while travelling in Guinea-Bissau.
	mbendi.co.za /cygbcy.htm (568 words)

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