Guinea-Bissau [
'gɪnɪ`bɪsaʊ]
n. 几内亚比绍
- Portugal recognized Guinea- Bissau in1974.
1974年,葡萄牙承认几内亚比绍。 - Brazil would also support Guinea Bissau in the areas of Education, Health and Agriculture, among others, Pimenta said.
巴西还将在教育、朗、业、及其它一些领域支持几比。 - In2004 the Brazilian government donated US$1 million to Guinea to be included in the so-called Emergency Fund for Economic management of Guinea Bissau.
2004年,巴西政府向几比的经济管理“紧急基金”捐赠了100万美元。
guinea-bissau[ noun ]
a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
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- Since the rainy season began in June, the most rainfall in the region was reported at a station in Guinea-Bissau, which received 56 inches.
- The five nations _ known by the Portuguese acronym PALOPS, for Portuguese-Speaking African Countries _ are Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome e Principe.
- "Humanitarian organizations have always had a romantic sympathy for the PAIGC, as Guinea-Bissau was one of the few African countries to actually fight for its independence," said one aid official.
- Diplomats and others say the loosening of economic reins in Guinea-Bissau is likely to bring more, through less radical, liberalization in the political sphere.
- In other actions, the International Development Association, a World Bank affiliate, approved a $55 million loan to Guinea for highway projects and a $4.3 million credit to Guinea-Bissau for primary schools.
- Aid workers say Guinea-Bissau's attraction is due in part to its success in swallowing bitter IMF and World Bank austerity medicine, including a sharp devaluation of the peso and massive cuts in public spending.