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CLIMATE
the climate is typically tropical characteristic of hot, humid weather
with a rainy season that lasts from mid June to mid-November. In the
rainy season the average temperature ranges from 79°F - 82°F (26°C to
28°C ), but temperatures can exceed 90°F. The coolest months are
December and January.Rainfall is above 78 inches, and the wettest
months are July, August. and September with very high humidity.
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In 1994, 20 years after independence
from Portugal, the country's first multiparty legislative and
presidential elections were held
Area: 36,125
sq km (13,948 sq miles).
Population: 1,285,715 (official
estimate 2000).
Population Density: 35.6 per sq km.
Capital: Bissau. Population: 197,610 (1991). |
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