Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/100.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Guinea-Bissau, click {z,"-20.897462,5.478592,-5.511629,17.501677",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 36,120 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 28,000 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut

{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 724 km
{3}border countries:{4} Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 350 km

{2}Maritime claims:{4}
{3}exclusive economic zone:{4} 200 nm
{3}territorial sea:{4} 12 nm

{2}International disputes:{4} none

{2}Climate:{4} tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with
southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

{2}Terrain:{4} mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
{3}lowest point:{4} Atlantic Ocean 0 m
{3}highest point:{4} unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum, fish, timber

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 11%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 1%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 43%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 38%
{3}other:{4} 7%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} NA sq km

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing

{2}natural hazards:{4} hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush
fires

{2}international agreements:{4} party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Wetlands


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 1,151,330 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 43% (male 247,471; female 246,725)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 54% (male 295,132; female 329,681)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 3% (male 15,603; female 16,718) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 2.35% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 39.7 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 16.23 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 0.9 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 0.93 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 0.94 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 115.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 48.28 years
{3}male:{4} 46.63 years
{3}female:{4} 49.99 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 5.34 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Guinea-Bissauan(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Guinea-Bissauan

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel
7%), European and mulatto less than 1%

{2}Religions:{4} indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%

{2}Languages:{4} Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 54.9%
{3}male:{4} 68%
{3}female:{4} 42.5%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Republic of Guinea-Bissau
{3}conventional short form:{4} Guinea-Bissau
{3}local long form:{4} Republica de Guine-Bissau
{3}local short form:{4} Guine-Bissau
{3}former:{4} Portuguese Guinea

{2}Type of government:{4} republic, formerly highly centralized, multiparty since mid-1991

{2}Capital:{4} Bissau

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} 9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama,
Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali

{2}Independence:{4} 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)

{2}National holiday:{4} Independence Day, 10 September (1974)

{2}Constitution:{4} 16 May 1984, amended 4 May 1991 (currently undergoing revision to liberalize
popular participation in the government)

{2}Legal system:{4} NA

{2}Suffrage:{4} 15 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
{3}chief of state:{4} President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Joao Bernardo VIEIRA (assumed power
14 November 1980) was elected for a five-year term by universal suffrage; election last held
August 1994 (next to be held 1999); results - Joao Bernardo VIEIRA 52%, Kumba YALLA 48%
{3}head of government:{4} Prime Minister Manuel SATURNINO (since 5 November 1994) was
appointed by the president
{3}cabinet:{4} Council of Ministers was appointed by the president

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
National People's Assembly: (Assembleia Nacional Popular) elections last held 3 July and 7
August 1994 (next to be held 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (100 total)
PAIGC 62, RGB 19, PRS 12, Union for Change Coalition 6, FLING 1

{2}Judicial branch:{4} none; there is a Ministry of Justice in the Council of Ministers

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape
Verde (PAIGC), President Joao Bernardo VIEIRA, leader; Guinea-Bissau Resistance (RGB),
Helder Jorge VAZ Gomes Lopes, leader; Democratic Front (FD); Social Renovation Party (PRS),
Koumba YALLA, leader; Union for Change Coalition; Front for the Liberation and Independence of
Guinea (FLING); Democratic Social Front (FDS), Rafael BARBOSA, leader; Bafata Movement,
Domingos Fernandes GARNER, leader; Guinea-Bissau Resistance (RGB); Union for Change
Coalition

{2}International organization participation:{4} ACCT (associate), ACP, AfDB, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-
77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user),
Interpol, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UNOMIL, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Alfredo Lopes CABRAL
{3}chancery:{4} 918 16th Street NW, Mezzanine Suite, Washington, DC 20006
{3}telephone:{4} [1] [phone]
{3}FAX:{4} [1] [phone]

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Peggy BLACKFORD
{3}embassy:{4} Bairro de Penha, Bissau
{3}mailing address:{4} C.P. 297, 1067 Bissau Codex, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
{3}telephone:{4} [245] 252273, 252274, 252275, 252276
{3}FAX:{4} [245] 252282

{2}Flag:{4} two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist
side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African
colors of Ethiopia


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} Guinea-Bissau ranks among the poorest countries in the world. Agriculture
and fishing are the main economic activities. Cashew nuts, peanuts, and palm kernels are the
primary exports. Exploitation of known mineral deposits is unlikely at present because of a weak
infrastructure and the high cost of development. With IMF support, the country is committed to an
economic reform program emphasizing monetary stability and private sector growth. This process
will continue at a slow pace because of a heavy foreign debt burden and internal constraints.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $1 billion (1994 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $900 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 44%
{3}industry:{4} 8%
{3}services:{4} 48% (1993 est.)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 15% (1994 est.)

{2}Labor force:{4} 403,000 (est.)
{3}by occupation:{4} agriculture 90%, industry, services, and commerce 5%, government 5%

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} NA%

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $NA
{3}expenditures:{4} $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA

{2}Industries:{4} agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 22,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 40 million kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 37 kWh (1993)

{2}Agriculture:{4} rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton;
fishing and forest potential not fully exploited

{2}Exports:{4} $32 million (f.o.b., 1994)
{3}commodities:{4} cashews, fish, peanuts, palm kernels
{3}partners:{4} Portugal, Spain, Senegal, India, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire

{2}Imports:{4} $63 million (f.o.b., 1994)
{3}commodities:{4} foodstuffs, transport equipment, petroleum products, machinery and equipment
{3}partners:{4} Portugal, Netherlands, China, Germany, Senegal

{2}External debt:{4} $692 million (December 1993 est.)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Guinea-Bissauan peso (PG) = 100 centavos

{2}Exchange rates:{4} Guinea-Bissauan pesos (PG) per US$1 - 17,659 (December 1995), 12,892
(1994), 10,082 (1993), 6,934 (1992), 3,659 (1991), 2,185 (1990)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4} 0 km

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 3,200 km
{3}paved:{4} 416 km
{3}unpaved:{4} 2,784 km (1988 est.)

{2}Waterways:{4} scattered stretches are important to coastal commerce

{2}Ports:{4} Bissau

{2}Merchant marine:{4} none

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 16
{3}with paved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 8
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 4 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 3,000 (1988 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} poor system
{3}domestic:{4} combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, and radiotelephone
communications
{3}international:{4} NA

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 40,000 (1992 est.)

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 1

{2}Televisions:{4} NA


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force),
paramilitary force

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} 259,738
{3}males fit for military service:{4} 148,291 (1996 est.)

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} exchange rate conversion - $9 million, 4.5% of GDP (1994)