erie, National
Police Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 1,440,297; fit for military service 726,543
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $29 million, 1.2% of GDP (1988)

@Guinea-Bissau, Geography

Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea and
Senegal
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
36,120 sq km
land area:
28,000 sq km
comparative area:
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries:
total 724 km, Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
Coastline:
350 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
Guinea-Bissau and Senegal signed an agreement resolving their maritime
boundary in 1993
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
Natural resources:
unexploited deposits of petroleum, bauxite, phosphates, fish, timber
Land use:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
1%
meadows and pastures:
43%
forest and woodland:
38%
other:
7%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing
natural hazards:
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry
season; brush fires
international agreements:
party to - Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban,
Wetlands; signed, but not ratifed - Biodiversity, Climate Change

@Guinea-Bissau, People

Population:
1,098,231 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.37% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
40.75 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
17.03 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
120 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
47.44 years
male:
45.79 years
female:
49.15 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.51 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Guinea-Bissauan(s)
adjective:
Guinea-Bissauan
Ethnic divisions:
African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel
7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%
Language