This issue and talk to you about the country of "Guinea-Bissau", I believe that many friends have not heard of "Guinea-Bissau", there are a total of 4 countries in the world called "Guinea", one in Oceania, called "Papua New Guinea"; 3 In Africa, we have heard the most "Guinea", "Equatorial Guinea", and "Guinea-Bissau" is rarely heard of, except for those who come to work here, it may not be much noticed.
As we all know, many African names come from the Western colonizers of the time. Because before the Age of Discovery, many African countries did not exist, and the most people on the African continent were tribes after tribe. The colonists who had just arrived in Africa were really perfunctory and casual in their treatment of "naming", they knew little about the history and culture of Africa, and the customs and cultures they learned were hearsay, "Guinea" was the Berber name for the black areas south of the Sahara, "Guinea" meant "black", and by extension the land inhabited by black people.
Guinea-Bissau, covering an area of 36,000 square kilometers and a population of 1.92 million, is not many like other African countries, but there are many ethnic groups, with a total of 27 ethnic groups, of which the Barant is the largest, followed by the Fula and Mandingo.
Here is one of the least developed countries in the world, the per capita income is ridiculously low, the per capita GDP is only 749 US dollars, backed by the Atlantic Ocean, fish production is very rich, but the selling price is relatively low, the local mineral resources are rich, but not effectively developed.
The national anthem of Guinea-Bissau is "Our Dear Hometown", composed by the Chinese composer Xiaohe, whose original name was Xiaohe
He Tongjian, he also wrote the national anthem for the Republic of Cape Verde.
The more popular instrument in the local area is the gourd, yes, the gourd that we often grow in our backyard, to play fast-paced songs and create lyrics in a special local language.
The development of education in the region has been less optimistic, and in 2004 the first private university, the University of Collinas de Boe, had an adult literacy rate of only 56.7 per cent.
In the HDI rankings, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178th out of 188 countries, down 5 places from the previous year.
The local Orange Islands National Park, which has been built for 22 years, is the largest nature reserve in the area, covering an area of 27,000 hectares, in this park, there are savannahs, tunnels and beaches, of which mangroves account for 17,400 hectares, the scenery is pleasant, and the temperature remains at 25 degrees Celsius all year round.
There is also a special park worth visiting, the João Lademelo Islands National Marine Park, which is home to three species of sea turtles and is one of the rarest species in the world, including hawksbill turtles, green cockles and olives.
hawksbill
In Guinea-Bissau, the status of women in most areas is very low, generally only at home with children, doing housework, the local practice of "polygamy", men can marry multiple wives.
However, in the island region of Guinea-Bissau, many things are "decided" by women, especially in the aspect of marriage, it is generally women who take the initiative to propose marriage, men passively accept, and stipulate that in public proposals, men must agree, here, generally do not divorce, most are monogamous.
Women often bear heavier responsibilities, leaving early and returning late, transporting timber home from the sea, using it to build a marriage house, and living in a marriage house before they can be formally married.