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Capital:
Bissau
Government:
Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
Current Head of Government:
Umaro Sissoko Embalo
Economy:
- Economy depends mainly on farming and fishing.
- Main exports: fish, and other seafood along with peanuts, palm kernels and timber.
Population:
1,976,187 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
36,125 sq km (13,948 sq miles)
Major Ethnic Groups:
- African: 99%
- Balanta: 30%
- Fula: 20%
- Manjaca: 14%
- Mandinga: 13%
- Papel: 7%
- European and Mulatto: < 1%
Religions:
- Islam: 50%
- Indigenous beliefs: 40%
- Christianity: 10%
Languages(s):
- Portuguese (official)
- Crioulo
- Fulfulde
- Balanta