GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $1.938 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,100 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Bissau
Population (Estimated July 2012): 1,628,603
Area: 36,125 km2 or 13,948 mi2
Currency: CFA Franc (CFAF)
Official Language: Portuguese
Political Information: Semi Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 50% of the population are Muslim, 40% have indigenous beliefs and 10% are Christian)
Highest Mountain: Unnamed Location at 300m or 984ft
Largest River:Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos
Leaders: Acting President Raimundo Pereira with acting Prime Minister Adiato Djaló Nandigna.
Additional: Gained Independence from Portugal on the 10th of September 1974.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.