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Island Details: Guinea-Bissau

Name
Guinea-Bissau
Location
Atlantic
Number of Islands (approx.)
95*
Island Details
mainland area+ approx. 95 smaller islands*
Type of Islands
continental
Surface Area (km²)
36,130.00*
Terrain
mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east (mainland area)*
Highest Elevation (m)
300.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
unnamed - eastern part of mainland area*
Isolation Index
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
153*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
1,515,224*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
53.9*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
2.074*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
551*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
drug trafficking, fishing*
HDI
0.361*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
independent (republic)*
Miscellaneous
One of the poorest countries in the world*