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Extensible Markup Language  |  1995-06-13  |  3KB  |  19 lines
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  14.         <text><span class="style12">GUINEA-BISSAU</span><span class="style14"></span><span class="style42">Official name:</span><span class="style13"> Republica da Guin├⌐-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)</span><span class="style42">Member of: </span><span class="style13">UN, OAU, ECOWAS</span><span class="style42">Area: </span><span class="style13">36125 km2 (13948 sq mi)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">1035000 (1993 est)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">Bissau 125000 (1988 est)</span><span class="style42">Languages: </span><span class="style13">Portuguese (official), Crioulo (Creole dialect; majority)</span><span class="style42">Religions: </span><span class="style13">Animist (55%), Sunni Islam (40%)</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">The 150-member Assembly ΓÇô which is elected by universal adult suffrage ΓÇô elects a President, who appoints a Prime Minister and a Cabinet of Ministers.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">Most of the country is low-lying, with swampy coastal lowlands and a flat forested interior plain. The northeast is mountainous. </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">The climate is tropical with a dry season from December to May.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">The country has one of the lowest standards of living in the world. Its subsistence economy is based mainly on rice. Palm kernels and timber are exported. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">Peso.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">The area was much involved in the slave trade after the arrival of the Portuguese (1441). The colony of Portuguese Guinea was created in 1879. Failing to secure reform by peaceful means, the PAIGC movement mounted a liberation war (1961ΓÇô74). Independence was proclaimed in 1973 and recognized by Portugal in 1974. Multi-party politics were introduced in 1991.</span></text>
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