Country (long form) |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
Capital |
Bissau |
Total Area |
13,946.01 sq mi 36,120.00 sq km (slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut) |
Population |
1,315,822 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
3,237,496 |
Languages |
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
Literacy |
53.9% total, 67.1% male, 40.7% female (1997 est.) |
Religions |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5% |
Life Expectancy |
47.12 male, 51.78 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic, multiparty since mid-1991 |
Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
GDP (per capita) |
$850 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks |
Agriculture |
rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish |
Arable Land |
11% |
Natural Resources |
fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
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