Guinea-Bissau
1974–present CE
West-African republic independent from Portugal in 1974; the Kaabu kingdom here was a successor province of the Mali empire, and Islam — carried by Mandinka and Fula — is the faith of a large share of the population, predominantly Sunni.
☾ The Coming of Islam
The Kaabu kingdom and Mandinka-Fula Islam
The Kaabu kingdom on this territory was a western successor province of the Mali empire, and Islam spread here with Mandinka and Fula Muslims along the Sahelian trade and religious networks, deepening in the 18th and 19th centuries.
☾ Religious Composition
A large Muslim community among diverse faiths
A large share of the population — predominantly Sunni Muslim, mainly among the Fula and Mandinka — lives alongside substantial traditional-religion and Christian communities, one of West Africa's more religiously mixed societies.
Demographic shares are approximate.
At a glance
| Type | State |
|---|---|
| Dynasty | — |
| Region | W. Africa (Upper Guinea) |
| Capital | Bissau |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Ended | extant |
| State religion | Secular (large Muslim community) |