| Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
 |
| República da Guiné-Bissau |
| Widget Guinea-Bissau |
| |
| Continent |
Africa |
| Sub-continent |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Population (2008) |
1 503 182 |
inhabitants |
| Yearly growth rate |
2.030 |
% |
| Area |
36 544 |
km2 |
| Density |
41.13 |
inhabitants/km2 |
| GNP (2007) |
0.33 |
milliards $USD |
| GNP/inhabitant (2007) |
1 571 |
$USD |
| GNP growth (2007) |
13.79 |
% |
| GDP (2007) |
0.36 |
milliards $USD |
| GDP/inhabitant (2007) |
213 |
$USD |
| GDP growth (2007) |
2.50 |
% |
| Life expectancy (2008) |
47.52 |
years |
| Birth (2008) |
36.40 |
‰ |
| Fecundity index (2008) |
4.72 |
children/woman |
| Death (2008) |
16.05 |
‰ |
| Child death rate (2008) |
101.64 |
‰ |
| Alphabtization rate (2007) |
64.60 |
% |
| Official languages |
Portuguese |
| Currency converter |
West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Human developpment index (IDH 2007) |
0.396/1.0 (rank : 176/186) |
| Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2010) |
44.7 (rank : 133/164) |
| Nature of the state |
Republic |
| Head of the state |
President Malam Bacai Sanhá |
| National hollyday |
24th september (independence in 1974) |
| Internet code of the country : |
.gw |
| Demonym |
Guinean |
| Tourist |
nc |
people |
