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Capital: Bissau
Area: 36,125 sq km / 13,944 sq ml
Language: Portuguese and African languages
Currency: Guinean Peso
Population: 1,360,827
Life expectancy: 42 (men), 45 (women)
Literacy rate: 50%
Religions: Animist 65%, Muslim 38%, Christian 5%
Physical features: Flat coastal plain rising to savanna in the east
Ethnic distribution: 5 main groups, Balante in central region, Fulani in the north, Malinke in north central, and with Mandyako and Pepel along the coast
Exports: Rice, coconuts, peanuts, fish, timber, cashew nuts, cotton
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