| 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 |
1,285,715 (July 2000 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 |
46.77 male, 51.37 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$900 (1999 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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