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Guinea Bissau |
Capital: Bissau
Languages: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Background: Guinea-Bissau got its independence from Portugal in 1994. Guinea-Bissau depends mainly on farming and fishing. Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years, and the country now ranks sixth in cashew production. Guinea-Bissau exports fish and seafood along with small amounts of peanuts, palm kernels, and timber. Rice is the major crop and staple food.
PEOPLE
Population: 1,472,780 (July 2007 est.); 1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 47.18 years
Male: 45.37 years
Female: 49.04 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 48.3 years
Male: 46.44 years
Female: 50.22 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 41.2% (male 302,408/female 303,786)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 394,799/female 427,055)
65 years and over: 3% (male 18,463/female 26,269) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 40.8% (male 312,253/female 313,609)
15-64 years: 56.1% (male 414,924/female 445,639)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 19,191/female 28,348) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.052% (2007 est.); 2.004% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: N/A
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 3.8% (2006 est.); 1.8% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 32,000 (2006 est.); 16,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 42.4%
Male: 58.1%
Female: 27.4% (2003 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 7,320 (Senegal) (2006)
Refugees (country of origin): 7,454 (Senegal) (2007)
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: agriculture: 82%; industry and services: 18% (2000 est.)
Agricultural Products: rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
Industries: agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks
Exports - Commodities: cashew nuts, shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber
Exports - Partners:
India 76.1%, Nigeria 18.1%, Italy 1.4% (2006)
India 62.21%, Nigeria 31.28%, Portugal 1.48% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products
Imports - Partners:
Portugal 18.8%, Senegal 16.3%, Italy 13%, Pakistan 4.5% (2006)
Portugal 17.33%, Senegal 13.66%, Netherlands 9.27%, India 9.11%, Thailand 5.2%, Brazil 4.49% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
Source: CIA World Factbook
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