4. Place
Landforms: Bijagos Archipelago, flat
savannahs, and rain forests
Bodies of water: Cacheu River and Geba
River
Natural Resources: Fish/ Timber
Language: Portuguese/ French
Population: 1,596, 677 (of 2011)
Life Expectancy: 48.6 years
Type of Government: Democratic Republic,
multi-party since 1991
6. Movement
Exports: Fish, Shrimp, Cashew
Imports: Food, Machinery, Transport
Number of TV Stations: 3
Number of Internet User: 38, 346
Transportation: 9 airports, and two are paved
Roadways: 2,146.83747 miles total
Paved: 599.623201 miles
Unpaved: 1795.76275 miles
Railways: 1, but it doesn’t carry passengers. It only
transports resources from the ports to the mines and vice
versa.
7. Region
Western Africa region, near the
Atlantic Ocean
Climate Zone: Tropical Savannah
Average Temperatures: 79⁰ - 82⁰ F
Yearly Rainfall: Exceeds 78 in
8. Comparison of Regions
Guinea- Bissau is in a tropical
savannah climate zone. New Jersey is
in a humid continental climate zone.
In Guinea- Bissau, it rains most in July
and August, while in New Jersey, it
rains most in spring (April-May).
9. Guinea-Bissau’s Environmental
Problems
Only sixty-one percent of the country’s water
sources have improved. So, that means that
Guinea-Bissau’s water isn’t all potable.
Only twenty-one percent of the country’s
sanitation facility access have improved. So, that
means that the citizens can’t properly clean
themselves and they’re not able to always flush
their “waste” down a proper toilet.
11. Solution
Here is a link to Operation WellFound,
which is raising money to help Guinea-
Bissau with putting proper toilets and
capped wells with pumps for clean water in
the communities.