Guinea-Bissau

Official Name:	The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica da Guine-Bissau
ISO Country Codes:	GW : GNB
Internet Domain:	.gw
Government Web Site:	None

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Capital:	Bissau	Main Airports:	Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
Language(s):	Portuguese	Population:	2,026,778
Currency:	CFA Franc BCEAO	ISO Currency Code:	XOF
Telephone Dial In:	+245	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Alliance of Small Island States; Comunidade Dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Agencia de Noticias da Guine (ANG);

AllAfrica;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Radiodifusao Nacional;

Radio Jovem;

Guinea-Bissau

Government Website:	None
Central Bank:	Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	605.3 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	NA
Population below poverty line:	67% (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.2% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5.10% (2017 - World Bank)
GDP:	$3.774 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$1,800 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	CFA Franc BCEAO
Currency Code:	XOF
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	45%	rice, corn, beans, cassava (manioc, tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
Industry:	13.3%	agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks
Services:	41.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilièeres ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estatistica e Censos;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Guinea-Bissau

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU

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Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Portuguese
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; West African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 164/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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