Bissau: O retrato

Independence Date: 24 September 1973 (unilaterally proclaimed); 10 September 1974 (recognized by Portugal) Date Admission In United Nations: 17 September 1974 Area: 36.125 square kilometers (including the Bijagos Archipelagos) Capital: Bissau Nationality: Name and adjective: Guinean (s), Guinean (s) of Bissau Population: 1,700,000 (World Development Report) Ethnic groups: Balanta (24.7%), Fula (25.4%), Mandingo (13.7%), Manjaca (9.3%), papel (9%), and Biracial Caucasian (less than 1%) Religion: Muslim, Christian, Animist, others Languages: Official - Portuguese; Local - Creole, French, various indigenous languages Literacy rate (adults) total population: 42% male: 57%, female: 28% (2002) Literacy rate (adults) total population: 55,3 % Total fertility rate (births per woman): 5,0 Maternal mortality ratio: 790/100 000 (2013) Infant under five mortality rate: 129/1000 Mortality rate (adults): Female 352/1000 adults; Male 405/1000 adults Life expectancy at birth: 54,3 Life expectancy (years) : Female 49,5; Male 46,7 Population annual growth rate: 2.4% . Homicide rate: 20.2/100 000 Refugees in: 1.200 HIV / AIDS (% ages 15–49) prevalence rate: 3.9 Source UNDP HDR 2014