Guinea-Bissau
Republica da Guiné-Bissau

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Form of government:

Population: 1,235,555 (20% urban)

Total area: 36,120sq. km

Languages: Portugese (official), Balanta (30%), Fula (20%), Manjaca (14%), Mandinga (13%)

Religions: Traditional animist beliefs (60%), Islam (33%) and Christianity (5%)

Per capita GDP: $1,000 p.a.(1998)

Exports: $25.8 m; cashews, timber, frozen seafood

Literacy: 54.9%

Life expectancy: 49.6  years (51.3f, 47.9m)

Sources

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Guinea-Bissau

[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Guinea-Bissau

[Atlapedia Online] country data - Guinea-Bissau

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Guinea-Bissau - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather

[Index on Africa] country page - Guinea-Bissau

[World Skip] country data - Guinea-Bissau

 

MAP  

(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)

 

LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

 

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

Governments on the WWW - Guinea-Bissau - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

European Union Development Programme - Guinea-Bissau

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

 

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Guinea-Bissau

Social development:

[World Bank] country brief - Guinea-Bissau

[OneWorld.net] country database - Guinea-Bissau - news articles selected from around the world

[IRINnews.org] news archive - Guinea-Bissau - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

[Africa Confidential] news articles on Guinea-Bissau

[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Guinea-Bissau

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Guinea-Bissau

[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Guinea-Bissau

Human rights:

[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Guinea-Bissau

[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Guinea Bissau] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights

Governance:

Governments on the WWW - Guinea-Bissau - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

[Political Resources] - Guinea-Bissau

[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Guinea-Bissau

[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Guinea-Bissau - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others

[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Guinea-Bissau

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

 

 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation