Guinea-Bissau Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Guinea-Bissau Bissau 36,125 sq km 13,948 sq mi PEOPLE Population 1,503,182 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.04 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 2,061,262 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 2,894,545 (2050 estimate) Population density 54 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 139 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 36 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 64 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Bissau 336,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Balante 27 percent Fulani 23 percent Mandinka 13 percent M andyako 11 percent Pepel 10 percent Beafada 3 percent M ancanha 3 percent Bijago 3 percent O ther 7 percent Languages Portuguese (official), Criolu, French, African languages Religious affiliations Indigenous beliefs 45 percent Muslim 40 percent Christian 13 percent O ther 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 47.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 49.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 45.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 102 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 8,181 people (2004) 677 people (1990) Literacy rate Total 44.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 30.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 60.4 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 2.3 percent (1999-2000) 6 years (2002-2003) 44 students per teacher (1999-2000) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 16 May 1984, amended 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 9,250 (2004) 4 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $304 million (2006) $185 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 61.8 percent (2006) I ndustry 11.5 percent (2006) Services 26.8 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 659,942 (2006) 85 percent (1990) I ndustry 2 percent (1990) Services 13 percent (1990) Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $33.60 million (1991 estimate) Total expenditure $44.80 million (1991 estimate) Monetary unit 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports India, Thailand, Uruguay, Portugal, and South Korea Major trade partners for imports Portugal, Senegal, India, China, and Taiwan ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 43 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 7 (2003) Number of televisions per 1,000 people Not available Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.02 (2003) 6 (1996) 12 (1997) 28 percent (2002) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
