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CFA franc is the name of two currencies used by 227 million people in fourteen African countries:
An F.CFA 1 coin
1000 West African CFA francs
Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres with an estimated population of 2,080,000. It borders Senegal to its north and
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…used in fourteen countries: twelve nations formerly ruled by France in West and Central Africa (excluding Guinea and Mauritania, which withdrew), plus Guinea-Bissau (a former Portuguese colony), and Equatorial Guinea (a former Spanish colony). These fourteen countries have a combined population of 210.4 million…
Portuguese Colonial War in Portuguese Guinea, 1968
Portuguese-held (green), disputed (yellow) and rebel-held areas (red) in Portuguese-Guinea and other colonies 1970
PAIGC forces raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.
The Presidential Palace of Guinea-Bissau