Guinea-Bissau

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General Information

Full name Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Capital City Bissau
Population 1.704 million (2013)
Area 36,125 km²
Borders Guinea and Senegal.
Coastline 350 km
Language Portuguese,Crioulo,African regulated medieval Portuguese.
Currency West African CFA Franc (CFA)
Country Code +245
Time Zone UTC (GMT)
Newspaper Guinea-Bissau, Expresso África - Guiné-Bissau, IRINnews Guinea-Bissau (EN) and many others.
Places to Visit Bissau, Jemberem, Arquipélago Dos Bijagós, Ilha de Bolama, Ilha de Orango
Major Religion Tribal religions, Muslim, Christian

Trade Facts

In 2014, Guinea-Bissau exported $244M and imported $397M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $153M. In 2014 the GDP of Guinea-Bissau was $1.02B and its GDP per capita was $1.39k.

The top exports of Guinea-Bissau are:
Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($189M), Rough Wood ($44.9M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish($3.61M), Acyclic Alcohols ($2.72M) and Other Oily Seeds ($1.08M.

The top export destinations of Guinea-Bissau are:
India ($160M),China ($44.9M), Vietnam ($28.3M), the Netherlands ($3.01M) and Cameroon ($2.3M).

Its top imports are:
Refined Petroleum ($121M), Rice ($23.2M), Soups and Broths ($11.6M), Malt Extract ($11.2M) and Cement ($9.2M).

The top import origins are:
Senegal ($90.4M), Portugal ($86.2M), the United Kingdom ($65.8M), India ($17.6M) and Spain ($17.5M).

Places to See!

National Park

National Parks

Mesquita Bissau

Mesquita Bissau

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