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GUINEA
BISSAU
Country (long form) Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Capital Bissau
Total Area 13,946.01 sq mi
36,120.00 sq km
Population 1,285,715 (July 2000 est.)
Languages Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African
languages
Religions indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian
5%
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF)
= 100 centimes
Labor Force (by occupation) agriculture 78%
Industry agricultural products processing, beer, soft
drinks
Agriculture rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca),
cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
Exports cashew nuts 70%, shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels,
sawn lumber (1996)
Natural Resources fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite,
unexploited deposits of petroleum
Visa Required (U.S. only) Yes 2001
(united states government sources. all information
was accurate at time of posting)
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