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Guinea-Bissau

Africa Sovereign GEC: PU ISO: GW

Introduction

<p>For much of its history, Guinea-Bissau was under the control of the Mali Empire and the Kaabu Kingdom. In the 16th century, Portugal began establishing trading posts along Guinea-Bissau’s shoreline. Initially, the Portuguese were restricted to the coastline and islands. However, the slave and gold trades were lucrative to local African leaders, and the Portuguese were slowly able to expand their power and influence inland. Starting in the 18th century, the Mali Empire and Kingdom of Kaabu slowly disintegrated into smaller local entities. By the 19th century, Portugal had fully incorporated Guinea-Bissau into its empire.<br><br>Since gaining independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established General Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. VIEIRA's regime suppressed political opposition and purged political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him, but a military mutiny and civil war in 1999 led to VIEIRA's ouster. In 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA. In 2003, a bloodless military coup overthrew YALA and installed businessman Henrique ROSA as interim president. In 2005, VIEIRA was reelected, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was then elected president, but he passed away in 2012 from a long-term illness. A military coup blocked the second round of the election to replace him, but after mediation from the Economic Community of Western African States, a civilian transitional government assumed power. In 2014, Jose Mario VAZ was elected president in a free and fair election, and in 2019, he became the first president in Guinea-Bissau’s history to complete a full term. Umaro Sissoco EMBALO was elected president in 2019, but he did not take office until 2020 because of a prolonged challenge to the election results.</p>

Geography

Land
28,120 sq km
Total
36,125 sq km
Water
8,005 sq km

slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut

tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

350 km

Africa

Highest point
Dongol Ronde 277 m
Lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Mean elevation
70 m

12 00 N, 15 00 W

this small country is swampy along its western coast and is low-lying inland

250 sq km (2012)

Border countries
Guinea 421 km; Senegal 341 km
number of neighbors
2
Total
762 km
Agricultural land
29.9% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 14.1% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 8.9% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 6.9% (2023 est.)
arable land
14.07%
Forest
75% (2023 est.)
Other
0% (2023 est.)
permanent crops
8.89%

No

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal

Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin

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https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/192776

Africa

Exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Territorial sea
12 nm

hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires

fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum

approximately one fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight mainly rural regions, as shown in this population distribution map

Western Africa

mostly low-lying coastal plain with a deeply indented estuarine coastline rising to savanna in east; numerous off-shore islands including the Arquipelago Dos Bijagos consisting of 18 main islands and many small islets

UTC
number of time zones
1

People and Society

0-14 years
42.3% (male 453,513/female 448,514)
15-64 years
54.6% (male 561,868/female 602,280)
65 years and over
3.1% (2024 est.) (male 27,529/female 38,621)
Beer
0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols
1.28 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits
0.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Total
3.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine
0.98 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

35.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Men married by age 18
2.2% (2019)
Women married by age 15
8.1% (2019)
Women married by age 18
25.7% (2019)

18.8% (2019 est.)

59% (2019 est.)

6.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
adult female
194 per 1,000
adult male
273 per 1,000
Elderly dependency ratio
5.7 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio
17.6 (2024 est.)
Total dependency ratio
83.2 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio
77.5 (2024 est.)
improved total
23.99%
Improved: rural
rural: 52.5% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total
total: 61.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: urban
urban: 73.1% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural
rural: 47.5% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total
total: 38.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban
urban: 26.9% of population (2022 est.)

2.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Balanta 30%, Fulani 30%, Manjaco 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%, unspecified smaller ethnic groups 6% (2015 est.)

2.26 (2025 est.)

9 % of GDP
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
8.2% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
5.2% of national budget (2022 est.)

0.57%

Female
40.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Male
52 deaths/1,000 live births
neonatal
33 deaths/1,000 live births
Total
45.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
languages
Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
number of languages
2
Female
66.8 years
Male
62.2 years
Total population
64.5 years (2024 est.)
Female
52.2% (2022 est.)
Male
77.3% (2022 est.)
Total population
63.9% (2022 est.)

664,000 BISSAU (capital) (2023)

505 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Female
18.9 years
Male
17.8 years
Total
18.5 years (2025 est.)

82 births/1,000 women 15-19

Adjective
Bissau-Guinean
Noun
Bissau-Guinean(s)

-3.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

9.5% (2016)

0.25 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Female
1,089,415
Male
1,042,910
Total
2,132,325 (2024 est.)

2.55% (2025 est.)

Muslim 46.1%, folk religions 30.6%, Christian 18.9%, other or unaffiliated 4.4% (2020 est.)

improved total
22.6%
Improved: rural
rural: 23.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total
total: 45.6% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: urban
urban: 72.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural
rural: 76.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total
total: 54.4% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban
urban: 27.8% of population (2022 est.)
0-14 years
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over
0.71 male(s)/female
At birth
1.03 male(s)/female
Total population
0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Female
0.5% (2025 est.)
Male
13.2% (2025 est.)
Total
6.7% (2025 est.)

4.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Rate of urbanization
3.22% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Urban population
45.5% of total population (2023)
measles
65%

Government

9 regions (<em>regioes</em>, singular - <em>regiao</em>); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama/Bijagos, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali

Etymology
the name is derived from the local Bijuga people and is used to distinguish the country from neighboring Guinea
Geographic coordinates
11 51 N, 15 35 W
Name
Bissau
Time difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Citizenship by birth
yes
Citizenship by descent only
yes
Dual citizenship recognized
no
Residency requirement for naturalization
5 years
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Amendment process
proposed by the National People&rsquo;s Assembly if supported by at least one third of its members, by the Council of State (a presidential consultant body), or by the government; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government and national sovereignty cannot be amended
History
promulgated 16 May 1984
alternative spellings
GW, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, República da Guiné-Bissau
Conventional long form
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Conventional short form
Guinea-Bissau
Etymology
the country is partly named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea; the name itself is derived from the Tuareg word <em>aginaw</em>, meaning "black people;" Bissau, the name of the capital city, distinguishes the country from neighboring Guinea and is derived from the local Bijuga people
FIFA code
GNB
Former
Portuguese Guinea
Local long form
Republica da Guine-Bissau
local long form (por)
República da Guiné-Bissau
Local short form
Guine-Bissau
Chief of mission
Ambassador Michael RAYNOR (since 20 April 2022)
Email address and website
<br>dakarACS@state.gov<br><br>https://gw.usmission.gov/
Mailing address
2080 Bissau Place, Washington DC&nbsp; 20521-2080
Chancery
918 16th Street, NW (Mezzanine Suite)<br>Washington DC 20006
Chief of mission
Ambassador Maria Da Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o NOBRE CABRAL (since 18 September 2024)
FAX
[1] (202) 872-4226
Telephone
[1] (202) 872-4222
Cabinet
Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president
Chief of state
Interim President Gen. Horta Nta Na MAN (since 27 November 2025)
Election results
<em><br>2025: </em>Umaro Sissoco EMBALO (Madem G15) and Fernando DIAS da Costa (PRS) both claimed victory in first round; a coup prevented the release of election results after ballots were destroyed<em><br><br>2019:</em> Umaro Sissoco EMBALO elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Domingos Simoes PEREIRA (PAIGC) 40.1%, Umaro Sissoco EMBALO (Madem G15) 27.7%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM (APU-PDGB) 13.2%, Jose Mario VAZ (independent) 12.4%, other 6.6%; percent of vote in second round - Umaro Sissoco EMBALO 53.6%, Domingos Simoes PEREIRA 46.5% (2019)
Election/appointment process
president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for up to 2 consecutive 5-year terms; prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the National People's Assembly
Expected date of next election
2025
Head of government
Interim Prime Minister Il&iacute;dio Vieira TE (since 28 November 2025)
Most recent election date
23 November 2025
Note
<strong>note:</strong> elections were held on 23 November 2025; a military coup on 26 November suspended the election process, arrested the sitting president, swore in a transitional president, and appointed a cabinet for one year

<strong>description:</strong> two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green, with a vertical red band on the left side; a five-pointed black star is centered in the red band<br><br><strong>meaning:</strong> yellow stands for the sun, green for hope, red for blood shed during the struggle for independence; the black star stands for African unity<br><br><strong>history:</strong> uses the colors of the Pan-African movement; the Ghanaian flag heavily influenced the design

The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.

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https://flagcdn.com/gw.svg

semi-presidential republic

24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt

ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Highest court(s)
Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of 9 judges and organized into Civil, Criminal, and Social and Administrative Disputes Chambers)
Judge selection and term of office
judges nominated by the Higher Council of the Magistrate, a major government organ responsible for judge appointments, dismissals, and judiciary discipline; judges appointed by the president for life
Note
<strong>note:</strong> the Supreme Court has both appellate and constitutional jurisdiction
Subordinate courts
Appeals Court; regional (first instance) courts; military court

mixed system of civil law, which incorporated Portuguese law at independence; influenced by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Francophone Public Law, and customary law

Electoral system
proportional representation
Expected date of next election
November 2029
Legislative structure
unicameral
Legislature name
People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular)
Most recent election date
11/23/2025
Number of seats
102 (all directly elected)
Parties elected and seats per party
Inclusive Alliance Platform/Terra Coalition (54); Movement for Democratic Alternation (MADEM G.15) (29); Party for Social Renewal (PRS) (12); Bissau-Guinean Workers’ Party (6); Other (1)
Percentage of women in chamber
9.8%
Scope of elections
full renewal
Term in office
4 years

red, yellow, green, black

Selected World Heritage Site locales
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijag&oacute;s Archipelago &ndash; Omat&iacute; Minh&ocirc; (n)
Total World Heritage Sites
1 (natural)

Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

black star

African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cabo Verde or PAIGC <br>Democratic Convergence Party or PCD <br>Movement for Democratic Alternation Group of 15 or MADEM-G15 <br>National People’s Assembly – Democratic Party of Guinea Bissau or APU-PDGB <br>New Democracy Party or PND <br>Party for Social Renewal or PRS <br>Republican Party for Independence and Development or PRID <br>Union for Change or UM 

Monday

18 years of age; universal

No

Economy

rice, groundnuts, cashews, root vegetables, oil palm fruit, plantains, cassava, coconuts, vegetables, sweet potatoes (2023)
note
<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
Expenditures
$450.953 million (2023 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Revenues
$269.794 million (2023 est.)
code
XOF
name
West African CFA franc (XOF) [Fr]
$-160,168,523
Current account balance 2021
-$14.128 million (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2022
-$146.64 million (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2023
-$160.169 million (2023 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
$1.43 billion
Debt - external 2023
$896.812 million (2023 est.)
Note
<strong>note:</strong> present value of external debt in current US dollars

extremely poor West African economy; ethnically diverse labor force; increasing government expenditures; slight inflation due to food supply disruptions; major cashew exporter; systemic banking instabilities and corruption; vulnerable to oil price shocks

Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2020
575.586 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2021
554.531 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2022
623.76 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2023
606.57 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2024
606.345 (2024 est.)
$262.82 million
Exports 2021
$334.904 million (2021 est.)
Exports 2022
$280.065 million (2022 est.)
Exports 2023
$284.5 million (2023 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews, fish, fish oil, processed crustaceans, malt extract (2023)
note
<b>note:</b> top five export commodities based on value in dollars
India 66%, Chile 9%, Cote d'Ivoire 5%, Ghana 4%, Netherlands 3% (2023)
note
<b>note:</b> top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
net inflows
$26.65 million
Exports of goods and services
12.5% (2024 est.)
Government consumption
17.8% (2024 est.)
Household consumption
77% (2024 est.)
Imports of goods and services
-28.2% (2024 est.)
Investment in fixed capital
22.8% (2024 est.)
Investment in inventories
-1.9% (2024 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
Agriculture
36.8% (2024 est.)
Industry
16.6% (2024 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
Services
42.1% (2024 est.)
$2.12 billion (2024 est.)
note
<b>note:</b> data in current dollars at official exchange rate

$1,008

50.7 (2010)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
33.4 (2021 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

$2.24 billion

$990

25 % of GDP

Highest 10%
26.1% (2021 est.)
Lowest 10%
3.4% (2021 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
$598.06 million
Imports 2021
$518.162 million (2021 est.)
Imports 2022
$577.899 million (2022 est.)
Imports 2023
$592.095 million (2023 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
refined petroleum, iron bars, rice, plastics, flavored water (2023)
note
<b>note:</b> top five import commodities based on value in dollars
Senegal 28%, Portugal 24%, China 11%, Gambia, The 10%, Pakistan 4% (2023)
note
<b>note:</b> top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
8% (2024 est.)
note
<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks

3.77%
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
9.4% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
7.1% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
3.8% (2024 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> annual % change based on consumer prices
845,300 (2024 est.)
note
<b>note:</b> number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
total
899,220 persons
agriculture
61.07%
industry
9.71%
services
29.21%
50.5% (2021 est.)
note
<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line
Public debt 2016
57.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
$6.87 billion
Note
<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$5.399 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$5.64 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$5.912 billion (2024 est.)
4.15%
Note
<b>note:</b> annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP growth rate 2022
5.6% (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023
4.5% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2024
4.8% (2024 est.)
$3,119
Note
<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP per capita 2022
$2,600 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023
$2,600 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2024
$2,700 (2024 est.)
$217.18 million
Note
<b>note:</b> personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
Remittances 2021
11% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2022
10.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2023
9.8% of GDP (2023 est.)

11 % of GDP

9 % of GDP

8.8% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
note
<b>note:</b> central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
2.67%
Note
<b>note:</b> % of labor force seeking employment
Unemployment rate 2022
2.7% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023
2.7% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2024
2.7% (2024 est.)
Female
2% (2024 est.)
Male
3.4% (2024 est.)
Note
<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
Total
2.8% (2024 est.)

Energy

Imports
1 metric tons (2023 est.)
Consumption
79.8 million kWh (2023 est.)
Installed generating capacity
29,000 kW (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses
6 million kWh (2023 est.)
Electrification - rural areas
15.8%
Electrification - total population
37.4% (2022 est.)
Electrification - urban areas
61%
Fossil fuels
96.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectric
0%
nuclear
0%
renewable
7.09%
Solar
3.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
2.351 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption
2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

87.4%

Communications

per 100 inhabitants
0 per 100
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
(2023 est.) less than 1
Total
7,000 (2023 est.)

1 state-owned TV station, Televisao da Guine-Bissau (TGB) and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)

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Percent of population
33% (2023 est.)

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Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
(2022 est.) less than 1
Total subscriptions
0 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100
128 per 100
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
126 (2022 est.)
Total subscriptions
2.76 million (2023 est.)

Transportation

7 (2025)

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By type
bulk carrier 3, general cargo 12, other 5
Total
20 (2023)
Key ports
Bissau, Rio Cacheu
Large
0
Medium
0
Ports with oil terminals
1
Small
0
Total ports
2 (2024)
Very small
2

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Military and Security

the Armed Forces (FARP) are focused on external security, but also has some internal security duties; the FARP and the paramilitary National Guard have been influential in the country&rsquo;s politics since independence and have attempted several coups; since the 2000s, the FARP has undergone various attempts at defense and security sector reforms under the auspices of the African Union, the EU, the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), and the UN (2025)

People's Revolutionary Armed Force (Forcas Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo or FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force<br><br>Ministry of Internal Administration: National Guard (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2025)
active duty personnel
4,000
note
<strong>note: </strong>the Public Order Police is responsible for maintaining law and order, while the Judicial Police, under the Ministry of Justice, has primary responsibility for investigating drug trafficking, terrorism, and other transnational crimes
percent of total labor force
0.53 %

estimated 4,000 active FARP (2025)

the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)

1 % of GDP
current USD
$25,292,392
Military Expenditures 2020
1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021
1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022
1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023
1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2024
1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
percent of central government expenditure
5.76 %
percent of GDP
1.23 % of GDP

18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary) (2025)

Transnational Issues

Refugees
54 (2024 est.)

Environment

From coal and metallurgical coke
1 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids
366,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Total emissions
366,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

deforestation (overharvesting of trees for timber and agricultural purposes); soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing

Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements

42.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

13 % of total land area

7 % of total

31.4 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

1 % of internal resources
Agricultural
144 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Industrial
11.9 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Municipal
34.1 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Municipal solid waste generated annually
289,500 tons (2024 est.)
Percent of municipal solid waste recycled
10.1% (2022 est.)

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