Culture of Guinea-Bissau

People in Guinea-Bissau speak the Portuguese language. The linguistic diversity of Guinea-Bissau is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Guinea-Bissau is 0.8141. The followers of Islam are the religious majority in the country. 43.9% of Guinea-Bissau's population live in cities. This percentage comprises the urban population of Guinea-Bissau. The rate of urbanization in Guinea-Bissau is considered to be 3.2.

National anthem

The national anthem of Guinea-Bissau is called 'Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada', which in English means 'This Is Our Beloved Country'. It was adopted in 1974. The lyrics have been written by Amílcar Cabral and the music has been composed by Xiao He.

Fast food

Around 5% of the population of Guinea-Bissau are obese.

Alcohol consumption

Each year, the people of Guinea-Bissau consume 1.5 litre of alcohol per capita, and this volume consists of 19.6% beer, 15% wine, 22.4% distilled spirits, 43% other alcohol.

National dish

One of the most popular national dishes of Guinea-Bissau is fufu. Other national dishes include jollof rice, maafe, tapalapa bread.