History of Guinea Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa with an estimated population of about 1.9 million. It has Senegal at its northern border and Guinea to the south-east. Guinea-Bissau is an ethnically diverse country. Some of the ethnic groups include the Fula who make up the largest portion of the population (about 29%), the Balanta, Mandika, Papel among many others. There is also a group known as the mestiços who are of mixed Portuguese and African descent. The country also has a small population of Portuguese and Chinese. Portuguese is the official language and 2% of the population speak it as a first language while 33% speak it as a second language. Creole is the national language and is widely spoken across the country. About 54% of the population speak Creole as a first language and about 52% speak it as a second language. When it comes to religion,majority depends on who you ask, the CIA World Factbook in 2008 placed the religious distribution at about 45% Muslim, 22% Christian, 15% Animist, and 18% unspecified or others.