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president | Who is the head of state? |
prime minister | Who is the head of government? |
100 | How many members compose the legislature? |
unicameral | Is the legislature bicameral or unicameral? |
four-year term | How long do members serve in the legislature? |
Tribunal Supremo da Justiça (Supreme Court) | What is the head of the judicial system? |
nine | How many justices are on the Supreme Court? |
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira | Who was elected as President in 2005? |
CNE (Comité Nacional de Eleições) | What body made the declaration of who won the presidency? |
six years | How long was it since Vieira had held the office of president? |
1980 | What year did Vieira first assume power? |
Luís Cabral | Whose government did Vieira topple in 1980? |
widespread violence | What was NOT triggered by Vieira's death? |
2 March 2009 | When was Vieira killed? |
Sanhá | In the 2009 election, who was the candidate of the PAIGC? |
Kumba Ialá | In the 2009 election, who was the candidate of the PRS? |
Sanhá | Who won the 2009 election? |
2012 | When did President Sanha die? |
PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde) | What party did Sanha belong to? |
PRS (Party for Social Renewal) | Besides the PAIGC, what is the other major political party? |
more than 20 | How many minor political parties are there? |
President | What office did Sanha hold in 2012? |
eight | How many regions does Guinea-Bissau contain? |
one | How many autonomous sectors does Guinea-Bissau contain? |
37 | How many subdivided Sectors does Guinea-Bissau contain? |
Senegal | What country is on the north border of Guinea-Bissau? |
Guinea | What country is on the south border of Guinea-Bissau? |
Atlantic Ocean | What is to the west of Guinea-Bissau? |
11° and 13°N | What latitudes does Guinea-Bissau mostly lie between? |
13° and 17°W | What longitudes does Guinea-Bissau mostly lie between? |
Taiwan or Belgium | Guinea-Bissau is larger than what two countries? |
300 metres (984 ft) | How high is the highest point in Guinea-Bissau? |
Bijagos | What archipelago lies off the mainland? |
36,125 | How many square kilometers is Guinea-Bissau? |
the Sahara | Where does Guinea-Bissau get its hot dry winds from? |
2,024 | What is the average rainfall in Bissau, in millimetres? |
between June and September/October | When is the rainy season in Guinea-Bissau? |
drought | What does the country experience from December through April? |
all year around | When is Guinea-Bissau warm? |
26.3 °C (79.3 °F) | What is the average temperature in Guinea-Bissau? |
More than two-thirds | How much of the population lives below the poverty line? |
fish, cashew nuts and ground nuts | What are Guinea-Bissau's major exports? |
GDP | What per capita index does Guinea-Bissau rank as one of the lowest in the world? |
Human Development Index | For what index does Guinea-Bissau rank as one of the lowest on earth? |
The economy | What area depends on agriculture in Guinea-Bissau? |
depressed | Political instability has resulted in what type of economic activity? |
deteriorating | Political instability has resulted in what description of social conditions? |
macroeconomic | What type of imbalances have increased as a result of the instability? |
233 days or about 33 weeks | How long does it take to register a business in Guinea-Bissau? |
Suriname | What is the one country that takes longer than Guinea-Bissau to register a business? |
a pact of stability | What did the main political parties sign to help the economy? |
IMF | What organization backed a structural reform program? |
1974 | When did Guinea-Bissau become independent? |
Portugal | What country left Guinea-Bissau in 1974? |
the Portuguese Colonial War and the Carnation Revolution | What happened in Portugal that contributed to Guinea-Bissau's independence? |
1997 | In what year did Guinea-Bissau start to bring some internal monetary stability to the country? |
entered the CFA franc monetary system | What did the government do in 1997 to increase monetary stability? |
1998 and 1999 | What years did the civil war take place? |
September 2003 | When was there a military coup in Guinea-Bissau? |
March 2004 | When were parliamentary elections held? |
2005 | When did drug traffickers begin to use Guinea-Bissau? |
Latin America | Where did the drug traffickers come from? |
Europe | What was the final destination of the drugs going through Guinea-Bissau? |
a United Nations official | Who described Guinea-Bissau as being at risk for becoming a "narco-state"? |
The government and the military | Who has done little to stop drug trafficking in the country? |
518,000 | What was the population of Guinea-Bissau in 1950? |
1,515,000 | What was the population of Guinea-Bissau in 2010? |
the 2010 revison of the UN World Population Prospects | What is the source of the population data? |
41.3% | What percentage of the population was below the age of 15? |
3.3% | What percentage of the population was 65 or older? |
Portuguese | What natives comprise a very small percentage of the population? |
Portuguese nationals | Who left the country after Guinea-Bissau gained independence? |
Chinese | What ethnic group has a tiny population in Guinea-Bissau? |
Macau | What is the name of a former Asian Portuguese colony? |
mixed Portuguese and Chinese ancestry | What is the ancestry of the Chinese population in Guinea-Bissau? |
44% | What percentage of the population speaks Kriol? |
Portuguese | What is the official language of Guinea-Bissau? |
centuries | How long was Guinea-Bissau under colonial rule? |
a Portuguese-based creole language | What type of language is Kriol? |
Kriol | What is the second language for most Portuguese in Guinea-Bissau? |
Guinea-Bissau is surrounded by French-speaking nations. | Why is French taught in school? |
the Francophonie | What is Guinea-Bissau a full member of? |
Most Portuguese and Mestiços | Who speaks both African languages and Kriol? |
Animism. | In the 20th century most people practiced some form of what faith? |
Islam | What religion was adopted by the population in the early 21st century? |
50% | What percentage of the population now practices Islam? |
Sunni | What denomination are the majority of Guinea-Bissau's muslims? |
Ahmadiyya | What sect does 2% of the population belong to? |
Approximately 10% | What percentage of the population is Christian? |
40% | What percentage of the population continues to hold indigenous beliefs? |
syncretic | What forms of Islamic and Christian faiths do many residents practice? |
traditional African beliefs | What do many residents combine with Islamic and Christian practices? |
HIV | What infection has a very small prevalence in Guinea-Bissau? |
1.8% | What percentage of the adult population has an HIV-infection? |
20% | How many HIV-infected pregnant women receive retroviral coverage? |
transmission to newborns | What does retroviral coverage help prevent? |
infected pregnant women | Who receives retroviral coverage? |
Malaria | What kills more residents than AIDS? |
9% | What percentage of the population has Malaria? |
three times as many | How many more deaths does malaria cause vs. AIDS? |
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