Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 36,125 km² and has a population of approximately 1,781,308. Its official language is Portuguese and its currency is the West African CFA franc (Fr).

Quick facts

Capital: Bissau
Population: 1,781,308
Area: 36,125 km²
Currency: West African CFA franc (Fr)
Languages: Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
Calling code: +245
TLD: .gw
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC
Native name: Guiné-Bissau

Bordering countries

Appears in 34 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#17	69.51
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#29	127.5
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#40	122.25
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#54	1,577years
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#76	14.07
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#110	19546.9km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#125	29.89
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#127	299,071
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#131	395530.5
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#143	1,582

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#10	47.89
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#23	13.09
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#30	67.11
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#49	47.20
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#65	1756010.06
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#97	215,294,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#105	1433190116.5
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#105	122201327.1

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#28	0.05
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#153	6.62
Countries by GDP per capita	#155	1225.35
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#170	2.47in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#89	80
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#137	50
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#167	47.52
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#171	58.2
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#178	19.92
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#180	29.5

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Coastline Length	#122	350kilometers
Countries by land area	#133	36,125km²

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#44	0.02
Countries by population density	#141	74.88
Countries by population	#146	2.25
Countries by median age	#204	18.94

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