GK
COUNTRY CAPITALS
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Oslo
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Dublin
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Bissau
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Astana
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bissau (Portuguese pronunciation: [iˈsaw]) is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. As of 2015, it had a population of 492, 004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau’s largest city, major port, and its administrative and military centre.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bissau, port city and capital of Guinea-Bissau. It originated in 1687 as a Portuguese fortified post and slave-trading centre.
Detailed explanation-3: -The capital of the empire was Kansala, modern day Gabu, eastern Guinea Bissau in the Geba region (p. 4).
Detailed explanation-4: -Although Bissau is the country’s present capital and largest city, the towns of Bolama and Cacheu were important during the slave trade and in the colonial era.
Detailed explanation-5: -In former times the region of today Guinea-Bissau was part of the Kaabu Empire, a Mandinka kingdom (1537–1867) and a former province of the Mali Empire. The entire country became a Portuguese colony in the 19th century, known as Portuguese Guinea. In September 1973 the country declared independence as Guinea-Bissau.