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GUINEA
BISSAU
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| CONTACTS |
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| Manager |
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| Adress |
S/C
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Ariculture de Guinée
Bissau.
Av. Pansau naisma CP.88 Bissau |
| Telephone |
(245)
20 16 02 |
| Fax |
(245)
20 16 02 |
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DESCRIPTION
| Head
of state |
Joao bernado VIEIRA
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| Area |
36
125 Km2 |
| Population |
1
300 000 inhabitants |
| Key
cities |
Bissau
(Capital), Bafata, Gabù, Mansoa. |
| Key
industries |
sugar
cane, palmseed, rice, peanuts, fishing, millet, lumber, mahogany |
| Communications |
Telecommunications (telephone, fax, telex) - radio, press
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| Railways |
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| Main
Port |
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| Airport |
Bissau
- Bissalanca, 11 km from downtown |
| Vaccinations |
Yellow
Fever (mandatory) - risk of malaria |
| Visa |
Visa,
except for citizens of Cap-Vert and Nigeria |
| Business
hours |
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 noon and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday),
7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Saturday
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Area
code
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245 |
| Useful
Adresses |
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| Heure
locale |
U.T. |
MACROECONOMIC
INDICATORS
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(*)
estimate Source: BCEAO Economic Indicators
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999* |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| TOTAL
POPULATION ( millions of inhabitants ) |
1.11
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1.137 |
1.16 |
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| GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT (billions of CFA francs) |
156.7
|
121.3 |
134.1
|
145.9 |
141.9 |
138.7 |
148.0 |
157.0 |
CURRENT
GROWTH RATE
|
5.4%
|
(-)28.1% |
7.1% |
0.2% |
-7.1% |
0.6% |
4.3% |
2.3% |
INFLATION
RATE
|
NC
|
NC |
NC |
3.3% |
3.3% |
-3.5% |
0.9% |
3.0% |
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DOMESTIC
SAVINGS (billions of CFA francs)
|
4.5
|
(-)15.2 |
(-)22.8
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| DOMESTIC
SAVINGS RATE |
2.9%
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(-)12.5 |
(-)17 |
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INVESTMENT
(billions of CFA francs)
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34.0
|
19.4 |
28.1 |
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INVESTMENT
RATE
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21.7%
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16.00% |
21.0% |
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REVENUE
PER IN HABITANT (CFA francs)
|
139,200
|
104,600 |
112,300 |
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