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Capital city: Bissau Languages: Portuguese (official); Criolu (other)
Economic profile Monetary unit: CFA franc (1CFAfr = $0.001887)1 GDP per capita: $1 2402 GDP composition by sector:
Agriculture: 55.8%3
Industry: 13%3
Services: 31.2%3 GDP growth rate: 5.1%4 Consumer price inflation: 4.6%5 Industries: Agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks3 Exports of goods and nonfactor services: Cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried (92.9%); ferrous waste and scrap, iron or steel (0.0%); logs, nonconiferous (0.0%)6 Import commodities: Foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products3 Reserves (excluding gold, in million dollars): 224.87 Foreign direct investment (in million dollars): 98
Budget Government revenue, including grants (as percentage of GDP): 19.2%9 Government expenditure and net lending: 20.8%9
Social profile Population (in thousands): 1 54710 Population growth: 2%10 Life expectancy at birth (in years): 48.111 Adult literacy (people over 15): 52.2%12 School enrolment primary (total gross enrolment): 123.1%13 School enrolment secondary (total gross enrolment): 18.5%13 School enrolment tertiary: (figures not available)14 Unemployment: (figures not available)3 Number of people living with HIV/Aids: 2.5%15
1 http:// www.exchangerate.com 2 African Economic Outlook. Basic indicators (2011). 3 Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Economy (2011). 4 African Economic Outlook. Real GDP growth rates (2011). 5 African Economic Outlook. Monetary indicators: inflation (2011). 6 African Economic Outlook. Exports (2010). 7 African Economic Outlook. Monetary indicators: reserves (2011). 8 African Economic Outlook. Foreign direct investment (2010). 9 African Economic Outlook. Public finances (2011). 10 African Economic Outlook. Demographic indicators (2010). 11 African Economic Outlook. Basic health indicators (2011). 12 African Economic Outlook. Basic education indicators (2009). 13 African Economic Outlook. School enrolment (2011). 14 World Bank. School enrolment tertiary (2010 to 2011). 15 African Economic Outlook. Major diseases (2009).
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