Map of Guinea Bissau Courtesy of CIA
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 36,125 sq.km.
Population (1994): 1,044,000~
Population density: 29 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 17/23*
Population growth (1995-2000): 2.0% p.a.**
Life expectancy males/females (1996): 42/45*
Fertility rate (1975/1995): 5.6/5.4*
Capital: Bissau
Largest city/population (1990): Bissau/125,000~
GNP per capita 1997): $240*
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
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