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