GUINEA BISSAU
						
									
BASIC INFORMATION
Head of State/Government : 
José Mário Vaz
	Governance : 
Presidential Republic
	Capital : 
Bissau
	Land area : 
36,125 km2 or 13,948 sq mi
	Population : 
 - 2010 estimate 1,647,000  -  2002 census 	1,345,479
					
	Independence : 
24 september 1973
	Official language : 
Portuguese
	Major spoken languages : 
Crioulo da Guiné-Bissau
	Life expectancy : 
54 years
	GDP per capita (PPP) : 
Total $1.931 billion -  Per capita $1,222[3]
	Annual Growth Rate : 
0.3
	Currency : 
West African CFA franc (XOF)
	Human Development Index : 
 Steady 0.396 low · 177th
	Time zone : 
GMT (UTC+0)
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MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ECOWAS AFFAIRS
Name of Ministry : 
Ministro da Economia e Finanças
	Name of Minister : 
Dr. Geraldo João MARTINS
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ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office : 
Cristina da Silva PEDREIRA
	Address : 
Responsável da Cellule Nationale de la  CEDEAO Ministério da Economia Integração Regional
	Phones : 
(+245) 6706648
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	Emails : 
cristinasilvapedreira@yahoo.com.br
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