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Guinea-Bissau

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GUINEA-BISSAU
(pronounced - gihn-ee beh-sue | ˈgɪni-bɪˈsaʊ)
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Guinea-Bissau
DEMONYMS: Bissau-Guinean, African
Guinea-Bissau is part of the Western Africa region in the continent of Africa. The name Guinea-Bissau is believed to have derived from the term Guine which Portuguese sailors would use to describe any area near west Africa, and Bissau from the Portuguese word for Bisson. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 36.1 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is Portuguese, the capital city is Bissau, and the main currency used is the CFA Franc Bceao.
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AMBER
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


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Medium-Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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AMBER
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REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

1
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ASYLUM

1
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TOTAL DISPLACED

1
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

154
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
crime (portuguese)
ABUSE
abuso (portuguese)
AFRAID
receoso (portuguese)
ASSISTANCE
assistência (portuguese)
ASYLUM
asilo (portuguese)
DEATH
morte (portuguese)
DETENTION
detenção (portuguese)
DISPLACE
deslocar (portuguese)
KIDNAPPING
seqüestro (portuguese)
PERSECUTION
perseguição (portuguese)
RAPE
estupro (portuguese)
SCARED
assustada (portuguese)
WAR
guerra (portuguese)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

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×  MEDIUM RISK  | LGBTQIA+ discretion is advised. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place, there might be issues for refugees and migrants from the community....read more

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  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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GUINEA-BISSAU
GOVERNMENT
assembleia nacional popular
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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GUINEA-BISSAU
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
ministério das relações exteriores
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Social Insurance (Bismarck)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

National Institute of Social Security

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HEALTHCARE NAME

plano de saúde

Geography

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Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Bissau

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REGION

Western Africa

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CONTINENT

Africa

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

36120

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Atlantic Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Portuguese
Official Language(s) spoken in Guinea-Bissau
The emergency service numbers within Guinea-Bissau to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ambulância (portuguese)

dial
112

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
polícia (portuguese)

dial
112

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
fogo (portuguese)

dial
112

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
em processamento (portuguese)
APPLICANT
candidato (portuguese)
APPLICATION FORM
formulário de aplicação (portuguese)
ASYLUM SEEKER
requerente de asilo (portuguese)
CITIZENSHIP
cidadania (portuguese)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
país de origem (portuguese)
DATE OF BIRTH
data de nascimento (portuguese)
DISPLACEMENT
deslocamento (portuguese)
GENDER
gênero (portuguese)
MIGRANT
migrante (portuguese)
NAME
nome (portuguese)
NATIONALITY
nacionalidade (portuguese)
PROOF
prova (portuguese)
REFUGEE
refugiado (portuguese)
RELIGION
religião (portuguese)
RETURN
retorna (portuguese)
SEXUALITY
sexualidade (portuguese)
STATUS
status (portuguese)
TRANSIT
transito (portuguese)
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LGBTQIA+ Terms

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Lesbian
lésbicas (portuguese)
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Gay
gay (portuguese)
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Bisexual
bissexual (portuguese)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgêneros (portuguese)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersex (portuguese)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
assexuado (portuguese)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
questionando (portuguese)
Community Flag
Community
comunidade (portuguese)
Gender Flag
Gender
relacionado ao gênero (portuguese)
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Sexuality
relacionado à sexualidade (portuguese)
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Non-Binary
não binário (portuguese)
Queer Flag
Queer
queer (portuguese)
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COUNTRY NAME

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Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | ګیني بساؤ (pashto)
Albania Flag
guinea-bissau (albanian)
Algeria Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic) | guinée-bissau (french)
American Samoa Flag
guinea-bissau (samoan)
Andorra Flag
guinea bissau (catalan)
Angola Flag
guiné-bissau (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Argentina Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Armenia Flag
գվինեա-բիսաու (armenian)
Australia Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Austria Flag
guinea-bissau (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
qvineya-bisau (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Bahrain Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
গিনি-বিসাউ (bengali)
Barbados Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Belarus Flag
гвінея-бісаў (belarusian) | гвинея-бисау (russian)
Belgium Flag
guinee-bissau (dutch) | guinée-bissau (french) | guinea-bissau (german)
Belize Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Benin Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Bermuda Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
gvineja bisau (bosnian) | gvineja bisau (croatian) | гвинеја бисао (serbian)
Botswana Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
guiné-bissau (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
guinea-bissau (malay) | guinea-bissau (english)
Bulgaria Flag
гвинея-бисау (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Burundi Flag
guinée-bissau (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
ហ្គីណេ-ប៊ីសសូ (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | guinée-bissau (french)
Canada Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | guinée-bissau (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
guiné-bissau (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
guinee-bissau (dutch) | guinea-bissau (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | guinée-bissau (french)
Chad Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic) | guinée-bissau (french)
Channel Islands Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | guinée-bissau (french)
Chile Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
China Flag
几内亚比绍 (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Comoros Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic) | - (comorian) | guinée-bissau (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Cook Islands Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | guinea-bissau (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Croatia Flag
gvineja bisau (croatian)
Cuba Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
γουινέα-μπισάου (greek) | gine-bissau (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
guinea-bissau (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
guinea-bissau (danish)
Djibouti Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic) | guinée-bissau (french)
Dominica Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
guiné-bissau (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Egypt Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish) | guinée-bissau (french)
Eritrea Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic) | ጊኒ-ቢሳው (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | guinea-bissau (english)
Estonia Flag
guinea-bissau (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ጊኒ ቢሳው (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | guinea-bissau (english)
Finland Flag
guinea-bissau (finnish) | guinea-bissau (swedish)
France Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
French Guiana Flag
guinée-bissau (french) | guinée-bissau (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
guinée-bissau (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Gambia, The Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | გვინეა-ბისაუ (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
guinea-bissau (german)
Ghana Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Gibraltar Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Greece Flag
γουινέα-μπισάου (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | guinea-bissau (danish)
Grenada Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Guam Flag
guinea-bissau (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Guinea Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
guiné-bissau (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
guinea-bissau (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
guinée-bissau (french) | gine-bissau (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
guinea-bisáu (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
幾內亞比紹 (cantonese) | guinea-bissau (english)
Hungary Flag
bissau-guinea (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
gínea-bissá (icelandic)
India Flag
गिनी-बिसाऊ (hindi) | guinea-bissau (english)
Indonesia Flag
guinea-bissau (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
گینه بیسائو (persian)
Iraq Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic)
Ireland Flag
guine bhissau (irish (gaelic)) | guinea-bissau (english)
Isle of Man Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Israel Flag
גינאה-ביסאו (hebrew)
Italy Flag
guinea bissau (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
guinée-bissau (french)
Jamaica Flag
guinea-bissau (english)
Japan Flag
ギニアビサウ (japanese)
Jordan Flag
غينيا بيساو (arabic)


K L