SOURCES AND CREDITS

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea and Senegal
Population: 1.1 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Bissau
Comparative area: Slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Religions: Indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%
Landscape: Mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1995

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