Guinea-Bissau By: Donna Tran and Melissa Vargas
Jun 29, 2015
Guinea-BissauBy: Donna Tran and Melissa Vargas
LocationWestern Africa, North of the Equator, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
12⁰ N/ 15⁰ W
Political Maps of Guinea-Bissau
PlaceLandforms: Bijagos Archipelago, flat savannahs, and rain forests
Bodies of water: Cacheu River and Geba River
Natural Resources: Fish/ TimberLanguage: Portuguese/ FrenchPopulation: 1,596, 677 (of 2011)Life Expectancy: 48.6 yearsType of Government: Democratic Republic,
multi-party since 1991
Elevation Map of Guinea-Bissau
MovementExports: Fish, Shrimp, CashewImports: Food, Machinery, TransportNumber of TV Stations: 3Number of Internet User: 38, 346Transportation: 9 airports, and two are pavedRoadways: 2,146.83747 miles totalPaved: 599.623201 milesUnpaved: 1795.76275 milesRailways: 1, but it doesn’t carry passengers. It
only transports resources from the ports to the mines and vice versa.
RegionWestern Africa region, near the Atlantic Ocean
Climate Zone: Tropical Savannah
Average Temperatures: 79⁰ - 82⁰ F
Yearly Rainfall: Exceeds 78 in
Comparison of RegionsGuinea- 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).
Guinea-Bissau’s Environmental ProblemsOnly 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.
Environmental Problems ContinuedBetween 1990 and 2010, Guinea-Bissau lost
8.8% of it’s forests. That’s quite a lot of deforesting.
SolutionHere 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.
Guinea Bissau Operation WellFound.url