|
Geographics
| Location |
Western
Africa |
| Capital |
Bissau |
| Type
of Government |
Republic |
| Total
Area |
36,120
sq. km |
| Coastline |
350
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$900
million (1993 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$840
(1994 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (rice, corn,
beans, cassava, cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton) |
>45% |
| -
Industry (agricultural
processing, beer, soft drinks) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (n/a) |
n/a
%
|
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to the United
Nations
211 East 43rd Street, Room 704
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: 338-9394; Telefax: 293-0264 |
| Contact
in Guinea-Bissau: |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
1,124,537 |
| Population
Growth |
2.36% |
| Labor
Force |
403,000
(est.) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
47.87
years |
| Literacy |
36% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$19
million (1993) |
| Commodities: |
| cashews,
fish, peanuts, palm kernels |
| Partners: |
| Portugal,
Spain, Senegal, India, Nigeria |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$56
million (1993) |
| Commodities: |
| foodstuffs,
transport equipment, petroleum products, machinery and equipment |
| Partners: |
| Portugal,
Netherlands, China, Germany, Senegal |
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