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Photos of Guinea-Bissau

A false-color satellite image of the Guinea-Bissau coastline shows numerous offshore islands, part of the Bissagos Islands. Plains and Guinean mangroves dominate the coastline of Guinea-Bissau. In the shallow waters, silt -- carried into the Atlantic Ocean by the Geba and other rivers -- is deposited in complex patterns. Image courtesy of USGS.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 137

People and Society

Age structure

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2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 221

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 18

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 11

Death rate

comparison ranking: 114

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 188

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 5

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 22

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 13

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 139

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 168

Environment

Revenue from forest resources

comparison ranking: 4

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 179

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 71

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 207

Labor force

comparison ranking: 154

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 54

Public debt

comparison ranking: 91

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 183

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 104

Exports

comparison ranking: 198

Imports

comparison ranking: 200

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 84

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 159

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 170

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 153

Waterways

comparison ranking: 56

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 147

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 98

Transnational Issues