Guinea-Bissau in Brief
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The tiny West African country Guinea-Bissau has become the center for Colombian cartel cocaine shipments heading to Europe. As a result, the country is experiencing drug addiction, money corruption, and a barely functioning government struggling to help.
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Population:1.5 million
Official language: Portuguese
Religions: Indigenous beliefs, 50 percent; Muslim, 45 percent; Christian, 5 percent
Arable land:8.3 percent
Major exports: Cashew nuts, shrimp, sawn lumber
Life expectancy:47.5 years
Literacy:42 percent
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook
