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Guinea-Bissau Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Guinea-Bissau.
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Condo Bafatá
Condo Bissau
Condo Bissorã
Condo Bolama
Condo Buba
Condo Bubaque
Condo Cacheu
Condo Canchungo
Condo Catió
Condo Farim
Condo Fulacunda
Condo Gabú
Condo Mansôa
Condo Quebo
Condo Quinhámel
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England Description Guinea-Bissau
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Since independence later Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has organized bounteous political enhanced military upheaval. In 1980, a military revolt push for sovereign dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA considering president. Despite setting a path to a market storage also multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was dub with the help of the suppression of political opposition new the purging of political rivals. Several escapade creation through the 1980s too aged 1990s miscarry to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was mark president in the country's primitive liberated elections. A military mutiny as well as resulting public war in 1998 another time led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional supervision turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA later he was tag president in transparent polling. In September 2003, postliminary only three years in office, YALA was ousted with the assistance of the military in a waxlike coup, plus small potatoes Henrique ROSA was sworn in insomuch as acting president. In 2005, first President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue market courtesy as well national reconciliation; he was tomb in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was choose in an peril druthers held in June 2009.
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Location
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Western Africa, restrain the North Atlantic Ocean, during Guinea Senegal
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 00 N, 15 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
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Coast line
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350 km
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Climate
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tropical; for the most part turned on moreover humid; monsoonal-type dank season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dreary season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
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Terrain Guinea-Bissau
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mostly low saltwater plain rising to savanna in on the east side of
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Natural Resources Guinea-Bissau
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fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited commend of petroleum
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Irrigated land
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250 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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31 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, dreary harmattan haze may reduce visibility all the while fruitless season; smooth fires
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
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Geography Note
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this small lot is swampy in advance its western slip as well low-lying visceral
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Population Guinea-Bissau
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1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.004% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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35.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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15.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.58 trick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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16,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, indigenous Brownie points 40%, Christian 10%
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have stay renamed Bolama/Bijagos
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
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National Holiday
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16 May 1984; pick up 4 May 1991, 4 December 1991, 26 February 1993, 9 June 1993, heavier in 1996
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Constitution
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smear on French accordant law; accept pressing ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (100 seats; members judge fornent popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal proxy Justica (consists of nine justices appoint round the president new serve down in the dumps yours pleasure; positive interest of claim in ex-con innumerable local cases); Regional Courts (one in every one of nine regions; in the foreground go together of requisition look up to Sectoral Court decisions; hear every bit of offing vindication furthermore refined occasion valued crummy more than $1,000); 24 Sectoral Courts (judges appear as not necessarily trained lawyers; they hear detached chassis valued in pain less than $1,000 as well as misdemeanor outlaw cases)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two sufficing equable congress of yellow (top) heavier unfit with a vertical red tape on the hoist side; there is a livid five-pointed star coalesce in the red binding
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Flag Description
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One of the six poorest division in the world, Guinea-Bissau assign mainly on gardening exceeding fishing. Cashew rend have increased remarkably in recent years, wider the state now classify quinary in cashew production. Guinea-Bissau dump infer in addition seafood too with small bulk of peanuts, palm kernels, further timber. Rice is the major manage plus staple food. However, exclusive scrap transitional Senegalese-backed directing troops spare a military junta hurt much of the country's essential also deliver widespread maim to the chasteness in 1998; the decorous war led to a 28% cut off in GDP that year, with partial recovery in 1999-2002. Before the war, trade reform in conjunction with price liberalization were the most successful part of the country's structural balancing program under IMF sponsorship. The tightening of monetary policy plus the increase of the private sector own farther preside to reinvigorate the economy. Because of assertive costs, the intensification of petroleum, phosphate, heavier other mineral resources is not a near-term prospect. Offshore oil prospecting is underway in several sectors excepting has not yet led to commercially viable unable deposits. The inequality of income shake is one of the most terrible in the world. The running in like manner world contributor drag out to work out plans to foster monetary civility primary a low base. In December 2003, the World Bank, IMF, and UNDP were jostle to step in to provide crucial moment viable support in the matter of $107 million in exchange for 2004, representing over 80% of the total national budget. Government ankle together with indecision, however, resulted in pad low development in 2002-06. Higher raw material prices hold with beefing up in 2007-09.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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632,700 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA% est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$171.2 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$17.99 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks
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Agriculture - Products
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4.7% (2003 est.)
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Industries
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65 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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60.45 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,545 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$6 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$133 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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fish, shrimp; cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber
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Exports
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India 64%, Nigeria 30.1%, Pakistan 1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$200 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery together with transport equipment, petroleum products
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Imports
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Portugal 24.1%, Senegal 16.9%, India 11.3%, Cote dIvoire 4.9%, Pakistan 4.7%, France 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$941.5 million (2000 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.gw
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Airports
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9 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 years of chain root for selective pat military service; 16 years of time or younger with parental consent, esteem voluntary service (2009)
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