| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| National Anthem |
| This Is Our Beloved Country |
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| National Day |
24 September |
| Capital City |
Bissau |
| Other Major Cities |
Gabu, Bafata, Chanchungo, Farim |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (12 00 N, 15 00 W) Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
8,010 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
762 km |
| Border Countries |
2 border countries: Guinea (421 km); Senegal (341 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Guinea-Bissau has a hot, humid, typically tropical climate, with a rainy season that lasts from mid-May to mid-November and a cooler dry season occupying the rest of the year. The average temperature in the rainy season ranges from 26°C to 28°C. The rainiest months are July and August. During the dry season, when the harmattan (dust-laden wind) blows from the Sahara, average temperatures do not exceed 24°C. The coldest months are December and January. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Bissau-Guinean |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.13 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
3.84 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 615 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
2.13 Percent (2013) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
8.22 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
3.07 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
149 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
250,783,334 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
India, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo |
| Merchandise Imports |
409,143,189 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
Portugal, Senegal, China, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
35,396,818 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Türkiye, Gabon |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
160,209,297 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Morocco, Malaysia |
| Natural Resources |
Fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Cashew nuts with shell; Paddy rice; Groundnuts with shell; Indigenous cattle meat; Roots and tubers nes |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT |
| Country Code |
245 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112/117 |
| Ambulance |
119 |
| Fire |
118 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.gov.gw |
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http://www.anpguinebissau.org |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.stat-guinebissau.com |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.bceao.int/ |
| Development Assistance Agency |
N/A |
