STATISTICS: GUINEA-BISSAU

Guinea-Bissau Official name: Rpublica da Guin-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau). Form of government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (National People's Assembly ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Bissau. Official language: Portuguese. Official religion: none. Monetary unit{1}: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 560.38; 1 = CFAF 954.05. Demography Population (1998): 1,206,000. Density (1998){2}: persons per sq mi 111.1, persons per sq km 42.9. Urban-rural (1996): urban 22.0%; rural 78.0%. Sex distribution (1997): male 48.52%; female 51.48%. Age breakdown (1997): under 15, 42.7%; 15-29, 28.1%; 30-44, 15.4%; 45-59, 9.2%; 60-74, 3.8%; 75 and over, 0.8%. Population projection: (2000) 1,263,000; (2010) 1,579,000. Doubling time: 33 years. Ethnic composition (1979): Balante 27.2%; Fulani 22.9%; Malinke 12.2%; Mandyako 10.6%; Pepel 10.0%; other 17.1%. Religious affiliation (1994): traditional beliefs 65%; Muslim 30%; Christian 5%. Major cities (1979): Bissau 223,000{3}; Bafat 13,429; Gab 7,803; Mansa 5,390; Cati 5,179. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1997): 39.0 (world avg. 25.0); legitimate, n.a.; illegitimate, n.a. Death rate per 1,000 population (1997): 16.0 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1997): 23.0 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1997): 5.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1981): 0.1. Divorce rate per 1,000 population: n.a. Life expectancy at birth (1997): male 47.1 years; female 50.4 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population: n.a.; however, major diseases include tuberculosis of the respiratory system, whooping cough, typhoid fever, cholera, bacillary dysentery and amebiasis, malaria, pneumonia, and meningococcal infections; malnutrition is widespread. National economy Budget (1996). Revenue: PG 899,500,000,000 (1995; tax revenue 54.7%, of which customs 27.4%, tax on consumption 16.9%; nontax revenue 45.3%, of which fishing licenses 37.7%). Expenditures: PG 2,188,200,000,000 (1995; current expenditures 50.3%, of which goods and services 7.4%, wages and salaries 9.2%; capital expenditures 49.7%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1997): rice 135,000, fruits 65,400{4}, roots and tubers (sweet potatoes and cassava) 60,000, cashews 35,000, plantains 29,000, millet 25,000, coconuts 25,000, vegetables 20,000, sorghum 19,000, peanuts (groundnuts) 18,000, corn (maize) 14,000, palm kernels 8,000{4}, sugarcane 5,500, bananas 4,000, palm oil 4,500{4}, seed cotton 3,400; livestock (number of live animals) 475,000 cattle, 310,000 pigs, 270,000 goats, 255,000 sheep, 850,000 chickens; roundwood (1995) 579,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 5,595. Mining and quarrying: extraction of construction materials only. Manufacturing (1997): fresh pork 9,720; palm oil 5,000{5}; copra 5,000{4}; fresh beef 3,850; soap 2,900{3}; dried and smoked fish 1,900{3}; animal hides 1,277{5}, of which cattle 875{5}, goat 194{5}, sheep 158{5}; sawlogs 40,000 cu m{5}; distilled liquor 13,000 hectolitres{3}. Construction: n.a. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 45,000,000 (45,000,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (75,000); natural gas, none (none). Population economically active (1992): total 471,000; activity rate of total population 46.9% (participation rates (1991): over age 10, 67.1%; female 40.5%; unemployed, n.a.). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$856,200,000. Gross national product (at current market prices; 1996): U.S.$270,000,000 (U.S.$250 per capita). Tourism: n.a. Land use (1994): forested 38.1%; meadows and pastures 38.4%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 12.1%; other 11.4%. Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1981) 4.1; income per household: n.a; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure: n.a. Foreign trade{6} Imports (1995): U.S.$71,900,000 (foodstuffs 35.6%, transport equipment 11.7%, fuel and lubricants 11.5%, machinery 10.7%, building materials 10.2%). Major import sources: Portugal 36.9%; The Netherlands 13.6%; China 8.3%; Japan 8.0%; Spain 4.3%; U.K. 3.8%; France 3.4%; U.S. 3.2%. Exports (1995): U.S.$23,900,000 (cashews 85.8%, lumber 6.3%, cotton 5.4%). Major export destinations: India 87.8%; Portugal 10.2%; France 1.0%; Spain 0.8%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 2,703 mi, 4,350 km (paved 10%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 6,300; trucks and buses 4,900. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 19; total deadweight tonnage 1,846. Air transport (1994): passenger-mi 3,700,000, passenger-km 6,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 700,000, metric ton-km cargo 1,000,000; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 2. Education and health Educational attainment (1979). Percentage of population age 7 and over having: no formal schooling or knowledge of reading and writing 90.4%; primary education 7.9%; secondary 1.0%; technical 0.5%; higher 0.2%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 54.9%; males literate 68.0%; females literate 42.5%. Health: physicians (1986) 274 (1 per 3,245 persons); hospital beds (1993) 1,300 (1 per 797 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1997) 114. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,433 (vegetable products 93%, animal products 7%); 105% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 7,250{7} (army 93.8%, navy 4.8%, air force 1.4%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 2.8% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$6. {1} Since Guinea-Bissau became a member of the French Franc Zone, the Guinea-Bissau peso (PG) was replaced by the CFA franc in May 1997. {2} Based on land area of 10,859 sq mi (28,125 sq km). {3} 1995. {4} 1996. {5} 1993. {6} Import figures are c.i.f.; export figures are f.o.b. {7} Excludes 2,000 gendarmes, who are part of the armed forces.