Guinea Bissau Republic of Guinea Bissau

Capital Bissau Area 13,964 sq mi 36,120 sq km Population 1,360,827 est 2003 Largest city Bissau pop. 296,900 Languages )Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages Peoples African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% Religion Indigenous beliefs 50%, Islam 45%, Christianity 5% Life Expectancy Total population: 46.98 years male: 45.09 years female: 48.92 years (2004 est.) Literacy total population: 42.4% male: 58.1% female: 27.4% (2003 est.) Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Government Republic, multiparty since mid-1991 back to Africa Map