 Guinea-Bissau
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
12 00 N, 15 00 W |
| Area |
total: 36,120 sq km land: 28,000 sq km water: 8,120 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
| Terrain |
mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east |
| Population |
1,472,780 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
| Imports |
foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products |
| Exports |
cashew nuts, shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber |
| Hazards |
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
| Resources |
fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
| Geography |
this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying further inland |
| Nationality |
noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean |
| Capital |
name: Bissau geographic coordinates: 11 51 N, 15 35 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.gw |
| Internet Users |
26,000 (2005) |
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