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| Country |
: |
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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