LOCATION: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
AREA: 36,125 sq km
CAPITAL: Bissau
POPULATION: 1,533,964
BIRTH RATE: 35.97 births/1,000
DEATH RATE: 15.79 deaths/1,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 47.9 years
RELIGION: Muslim 50%, Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
LANGUAGES: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write (male:58.1%) (Female 27.4%)
Guinea-Bissau
LOCATION: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
AREA: 36,125 sq km
CAPITAL: Bissau
POPULATION: 1,533,964
BIRTH RATE: 35.97 births/1,000
DEATH RATE: 15.79 deaths/1,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 47.9 years
RELIGION: Muslim 50%, Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
LANGUAGES: Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write (male:58.1%) (Female 27.4%)