Guinea Bissau

Country statistics

Land area: 10,811 sq miles (28,000 sq km)

Total area: 13,946 sq miles (36,120 sq km)

Population (2012 est.): 1,628,603 (growth rate: 1.971%); birth rate: 34.72/1000; infant mortality rate: 94.4/1000; life expectancy: 49.11

Capital City: Bissau

Monetary unit: CFA Franc

Languages: Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages

Ethnicity/race: African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%

Religions: Islam 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%