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Have you ever wondered about the name of a particular island on a map but there isn't a label? As an avid map peruser, I dealt with this problem countless times. There were a couple of islands off the coast of mainland GUINEA-BISSAU that did not a label on multiple interactive maps. However, I turned to a trusty website that is typically useful for planning travel itineraries but also provides a meticulous level of detail. This post is not sponsored or an advertisement, but ViaMichelin (viamichelin.com) provided me the answers I was looking for! Etuntute and Mochkutuch are the islands not typically labeled. ViaMichelin comes from the same company as that big, poofy mascot known as the Michelin Man (or Bibendum, or Bib for short). If you ever looked at a map and wondered the name of an unlabeled island, give ViaMichelin a try and see if they have the island labeled.
This is the historic flag of Catió, a city of about 10,000 residents near the Atlantic Ocean in southern GUINEA-BISSAU. Guinea-Bissau was once a colony of Portugal until it declared its independence on September 24th, 1973. Therefore, this colorful Portuguese-era flag may or may not be in use today.
The alternating blue and yellow rectangles remind me of the design of Panama’s flag, which has two white rectangles (top left and bottom right), one blue rectangle (bottom left), and one red rectangle (top right) in the background. Catió’s flag features a crest or crown of fortress towers connected by a crenellated battlement/parapet wall. The central shield pays homage to local agriculture, boating, and fishing industries by displaying two sheaves of rice (or another local crop) as well as a diagonal oar. The Portuguese inscription “Vila de Catió” translates to “City of Catió.”
This city is the regional capital of the Tombali Region. Catió’s neighboring cities and communities include Afuossa Nabiole, Bedanda, Bolama, Buba, Cacine, Caleu, Campeane, Empada, Madina de Baixo, Nhacoba, Quebo, and Sangonha.
● Bijagós Archipelago (islands)
● Cashews
● Saltwater hippos
● Seafood
● Sport fishing
Most items were listed in The Africa Book; the MLA citation is below. What are other "trademarks" of this African country? Feel free to share your thoughts with a comment!
Phillips et al. The Africa Book: A Journey through Every
Country in the Continent. Lonely Planet, 2007.
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The following items are major exports of GUINEA-BISSAU: bauxite, beans, beverages, cashews, cassava, clay, corn (maize), cotton, granite, limestone, palm kernels, peanuts, phosphates, rice, shrimp and seafood, and wood and cut lumber (small amounts). According to the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports (February 2017 statistics) include Ghana (top importer), Vietnam, Nigeria, South Korea, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Côte d'Ivoire, India, Angola, Cameroon, Benin, Myanmar, Egypt, Republic of the Congo, Portugal, Canada, and the United States.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for GUINEA-BISSAU in West Africa currently lists three critically endangered species and 16 endangered species. Guinea-Bissau's three critically endangered species are featured on the lists of many other countries. They are the Atlantic Goliath Grouper, Largetooth Sawfish, and Slender-snouted Crocodile. Endangered species include the African Wild Dog, Cassine River Worm Lizard, Chimpanzee, Common Guitarfish, Dusky Grouper, Rüppell's Vulture, and White Skate. The Cassine River Worm Lizard lives on and around the border between Guinea-Bissau and Guinea, northeast of the Atlantic Ocean coastline.
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While the country of GUINEA-BISSAU in Western Africa is quite small and sometimes hard-to-find on maps, it does possess many offshore islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The islands of the country are grouped in an archipelago named Arquipélago dos Bijagós in Guinea-Bissau's official language, Portuguese. Also, the archipelago is called Bijagós Islands and Bijagós Archipelago in English. The largest island of Guinea-Bissau and the archipelago is Orango (Ilha de Orango in Portuguese). Other islands include Bolama, Bubaque, Caravela, Formosa, Jeta, Roxa, and Uno. There are no people living on some of Guinea-Bissau's smallest islands. Learn more about Guinea-Bissau!
GUINEA-BISSAU is a Portuguese-speaking country located in Western Africa. The western part of the country borders the Atlantic Ocean, where an archipelago belonging to the country is found. The Bijagós Archipelago, also called the Arquipélago dos Bijagos in Portuguese, is a collection of dozens of small islands. Some of those islands are not inhabited by people. Guinea-Bissau borders two countries; it is west of Guinea and south of Senegal. The capital is Bissau. The currency is the West African Franc, and its ISO 4217 currency code is XOF.
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