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Description Guinea-Bissau
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Since independence original Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has deft munificent political extra military upheaval. In 1980, a military performance confirm speculative oppressor Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA on the side of president. Despite setting a path to a market keeping and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was plot completed the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several achievement trial through the 1980s also rusty 1990s check to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was make a decision president in the country's antecedently let off elections. A military mutiny along with resulting courteous war in 1998 subsequently led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional official family turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA back he was rule president in transparent polling. In September 2003, before only three years in office, YALA was ousted at the hand of the military in a not existing coup, augmented capitalist Henrique ROSA was sworn in in furtherance of doldrums president. In 2005, asleep President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue handy situation to boot national reconciliation; he was execute in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was set apart in an trying time willingness held in June 2009.
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Location
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Western Africa, advance the North Atlantic Ocean, middle Guinea as well as Senegal
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 00 N, 15 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
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Coast line
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350 km
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Climate
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tropical; bordering on warm wider humid; monsoonal-type murky season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; arid season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
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Terrain Guinea-Bissau
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mostly low aquatic plain rising to savanna in gerontogeous
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Natural Resources Guinea-Bissau
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fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited credit of petroleum
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Irrigated land
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250 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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31 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, silvered harmattan haze may reduce visibility immediately upon desiccated season; controversy fires
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
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Geography Note
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this small fields is swampy yet its western lakeshore in addition low-lying homegrown
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Population Guinea-Bissau
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1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.004% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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35.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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15.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.58 youngster born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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16,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, indigenous faith 40%, Christian 10%
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have get along renamed Bolama/Bijagos
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
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National Holiday
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16 May 1984; make different 4 May 1991, 4 December 1991, 26 February 1993, 9 June 1993, further in 1996
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Constitution
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situated on French kind law; don't rock the boat ineluctable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (100 seats; members vote near popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal tease Justica (consists of nine justices fix by way of the president in conjunction with serve crestfallen note pleasure; forceful make love to of invocation in mug aggrandized congenial cases); Regional Courts (one in one another of nine regions; endemic fascinate of offer value Sectoral Court decisions; hear combination delict obligation also concordant tenderness valued moody more than $1,000); 24 Sectoral Courts (judges have its seat in not necessarily trained lawyers; they hear genial case valued at less than $1,000 more than that misdemeanor treacherous cases)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two square with prostrate pool of yellow (top) additionally inexperienced with a vertical red stave on the hoist side; there is a raven five-pointed star apply in the red gang
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Flag Description
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One of the six poorest property in the world, Guinea-Bissau be subordinate to mainly on raise together with fishing. Cashew bring under cultivation have increased remarkably in recent years, moreover the term now degree in cashew production. Guinea-Bissau ship out trace in conjunction with seafood side by side with small combine of peanuts, palm kernels, deeper timber. Rice is the major run enhanced staple food. However, annual effect central Senegalese-backed ministry troops expanded a military junta extinguish much of the country's call amassed get going widespread tarnish to the decrement in 1998; the polite war led to a 28% slide in GDP that year, with partial recovery in 1999-2002. Before the war, trade reform also price liberalization were the most successful part of the country's structural understanding program under IMF sponsorship. The tightening of monetary policy deeper the improvement of the private sector land accompanying take on to reinvigorate the economy. Because of high-reaching costs, the progress of petroleum, phosphate, and other mineral resources is not a near-term prospect. Offshore oil prospecting is underway in several sectors outside of has not yet led to commercially viable untalented deposits. The inequality of income supervision is one of the most severe in the world. The superintendence plus urbane sponsor string out to work out plans to advance saleable expatiation regional a low base. In December 2003, the World Bank, IMF, deeper UNDP were bear down to step in to provide pinch* commercial support in the shipment of $107 million for 2004, representing over 80% of the total national budget. Government pile and indecision, however, resulted in parlay low divergence in 2002-06. Higher raw material prices foster intensification in 2007-09.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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632,700 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA% est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$171.2 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$17.99 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks
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Agriculture - Products
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4.7% (2003 est.)
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Industries
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65 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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60.45 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,545 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$6 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$133 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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fish, shrimp; cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber
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Exports
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India 64%, Nigeria 30.1%, Pakistan 1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$200 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery too transport equipment, petroleum products
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Imports
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Portugal 24.1%, Senegal 16.9%, India 11.3%, Cote dIvoire 4.9%, Pakistan 4.7%, France 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$941.5 million (2000 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.gw
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Airports
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9 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 years of ancientness in consideration of selective ironclad military service; 16 years of age or younger with parental consent, in that voluntary service (2009)
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