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 | GUINEA -BISSAUgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Guiné-Bissau |
| country code ISO: GW //; - FIPS: PU |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 36120 sq.km = 13946 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 13° N / South: 11° N / East: 13° W / West: 17° W |
| borders (land): Senegal, Guinea |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1974-09-10 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Bissau |
| administrative division: region (8) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 983,367 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1199, 000; or: 1285,715 // - ; 2001: 1227,000; or: 1315,822 |
| population density: 33 per sq.km = 86 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,5% //; - doubling time: 33 years |
| birth rate: 39 - 43 per 1000 |
| death rate: 15 - 21 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 140 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 45 - 49 years (male: 42 - 47; female: 45 - 52) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 41% //; - 15-59 years: 53% //; - 60+ years: 7% |
| urbanisation: 23% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Balante 30%; Malinké [Fula] 20%; Mandyako [Manjaka] 14%; Mandinga 13%; Pepel 7% |
| languages: Portuguese (official); Crioulo; tribal Sudanese languages |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 30 - 90%; traditional beliefs 1 - 65%; Christian 5 - 15% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2411 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 53% |
| people per physician: 7500 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 38% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 36% (male: %; female: %) [later as total figure found: 55%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 33% |
| population below poverty line: 49% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 250 per capita |
| GNI USD 180 per capita //; - [ppp: 710] |
| GDP growth: -1% |
| income: USD 190 per capita |
| import: USD 64 per capita //; - export: USD 33 per capita |
| trade: USD 85 per capita //; - or 84% of GDP |
| trade partners: PT ES FR CH CV SG NL IN CIS |
| human development index: 0,339 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 156 |
| female labour force: 41% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 12% //; - grass land: 38% //; - wooded area: 38% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 82% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 46% |
| agricultural products: cashew nuts, groundnuts, rice, sugar cane, tropical fruits, cotton, tobacco, corn, beans |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 512 / goats: 325 / pigs: 345 / poultry: 850 / sheep: 285 |
| fish catch: 5000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 4% //; - part of industry in GDP: 12% |
| industrial products: fishing industry |
| mining products: bauxite, phosphate, natural oil |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,8 |
| services: labour force: 14% //; - part of services in GDP: 42% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 37 - 46 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 11 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 4400 km //; - of which paved: 10% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 4 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: unknown km; most rivers are extensively navigable |
| ownership telephone: 7 - 10 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 36 -43 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: unknown, or zero per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 6 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 43300 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Madina do Boé 262 m; other elevations are of no importance, it's a relatively flat country |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Río Gêba, Río Cacheu, Río Corubal |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Archipelago do Bijagós: Ilha de Orango, Caravela, Bubaque, Roxa, Bolama, Uno, Formosa |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| if there is a range between the figures, the differences are due to the use of several sources |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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