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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guineaand Senegal
Area: Land boundaries: total 724 km, Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km Coastline: 350 km
PeoplePopulation: 1,124,537 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.36% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 40.24 births/1,000 population Death rate: 16.62 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 117.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.43 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel7%), European and mulatto less than 1% Religions: indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5% Languages: Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic, formerly highly centralized, multiparty since mid-1991 Capital: Bissau Independence: 10 September 1974 (from Portugal) Constitution: 16 May 1984, amended 4 May 1991 (currently undergoing revision to liberalize popular participation in the government)
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $900 million National product real growth rate: 2.9% National product per capita: $840 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 55% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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