1. Military
1.1. Order of Battle
1.1.1. The headquarters is located in the capital of Bissau along with almost all of the military personnel
1.2. Tech
1.2.1. They are using mainly Soviet era technology militarily
1.2.2. Little to no technological development
1.2.3. Since 2011 Angola has been aiding them in reforming their defense forces and repaired many of their barracks
1.2.4. All of their airplanes have been registered out of commission as of 2015 due to lack of maintenance
1.3. Status
1.3.1. Incredibly weak military relative to their neighbors of Senegal and Guinea
1.4. Intel
1.4.1. No formal Intelligence agency
1.5. Air force
1.5.1. their air force is in complete disrepair and no longer has any aircraft in flying condition
1.5.2. Di spite them not having any working planes they have 300 members of there official air force
2. Economy
2.1. Economic Measures
2.1.1. Global Domestic Product (GDP) of $3.171 billion
2.1.2. Gross national saving 11% of GDP
2.1.3. National debt of $569 million dollars
2.1.4. Guinea Bissau recorded a trade deficit of 14.10 CFA Franc Million in 2017
2.1.5. 1 XOF = 0.00174 USD
2.1.6. The inflation rate in Guinea Bissau was recorded at -0.50 percent in October of 2018
2.2. exports/Imports
2.2.1. Their main export is Cashews
2.2.2. Their Economic growth has slowed due to a 25 % drop in cashew exports
2.3. Economic Policies
2.3.1. An open ended travel ban on Guinea Bissau from the United Nations (UN)
2.3.2. Previously backed by the EU. They are no long supported by the EU because of the actions of Air Force head Ibraima Papa Camara and former Navy Chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto. Tchuto who were arrested after attempting a coup in 2010
2.3.2.1. There is too much of a reliance on Cashews and 80% of all production is substance farming
2.4. Economic diversity
2.5. Guinea Bissau is non-industrialized and agrarian production focused
2.5.1. Many of their resources are untapped as there is a high potential for solar, wind, and hydroelectric power in the country
2.6. Has a very weak economy
2.7. Natural Resources
2.7.1. All of the countries natural resources are government controlled
3. Technology
3.1. Access to Technology
3.1.1. Majority of the people live below the absolute poverty line. The general population cannot afford the internet
3.1.2. There is potential for both a hydroelectric power plant on the Geba river
3.1.3. There are plans to work with the Israeli Wave Electricity Renewable Power Ocean (WERPO) to make a 500 MW tidal energy power plant as of 2015
3.1.4. 90% of their fuel usage comes from wood burning
3.1.5. Only around 60% of the population has electricity
3.1.6. Very Few people have even basic refridgeration
3.2. Nanotechnology
3.2.1. States nanotech capabilities
3.2.2. There are no nanotech focused institutes
3.2.3. There are no nanotech companies
3.3. Technological potential
3.3.1. Guinea Bissau is a member of the West African Power Pool and is considered a GHG sink (Greenhouse gas emissions)
3.3.2. There are 4 active Universities in Guinea Bissau Universidade Amílcar Cabral, Universidade Colinas de Boé, Universidade Lusófona and Universidade Jean Piaget
3.4. Tech Development status
3.4.1. Guinea Bissau is a member of the West African Power Pool and is considered a GHG sink (Greenhouse gas emissions)
3.5. Telecommunications
3.5.1. There is limited cell phone coverage in the capital
3.5.2. In rural areas they only have 21.5 coverage
4. Social
4.1. Education
4.1.1. There are 4 active Universities in Guinea Bissau Universidade Amílcar Cabral, Universidade Colinas de Boé, Universidade Lusófona and Universidade Jean Piaget
4.2. Demographics
4.2.1. Guinea Bissau has a Infant Mortality Rate of: 76 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
4.2.2. Guinea Bissau has a Literacy rate of 59.8
4.2.3. There is little to no migration from Guinea Bissau
4.2.4. 67% of Guinea Bissau is Below the Poverty line
4.2.5. 82% of their workforce is used for agriculture
4.3. Culture
4.3.1. Guinea Bissau practices a lot of different religions: Muslim 45.1%, Christian 22.1%, Animist 14.9%, none 2%, unspecified 15.9%
4.3.2. The official language is Portuguese but the majority of the population speaks Crioulo
4.4. Crime
4.4.1. Guinea Bissau is a major waypoint for drug trafficking in Europe
4.4.2. There has been trouble prosecuting drug trafficking in Guinea Bissau. the UN declared Guinea Bissau a narco state
4.4.3. The country idealizes the wealthy and powerful drug kingpins which is detrimental to policing the area
4.4.4. Until 2015 there was no prison in Guinea Bissau they have 2 prisons now and they are already past their maximum capactiy
4.5. Healthcare
4.5.1. There is very low health care in Guinea Bissau they have one of the highest maternal mortality rates with 549 deaths/100,000 live births
4.5.2. Healthcare is privatized
5. Politics
5.1. Ethnic power
5.1.1. There are very few conflicts between ethnic groups in Guinea Bissau
5.2. Government Structure
5.2.1. Its two main parties are the PAIGC and the PRS
5.3. Leader
5.3.1. José Mário Vaz
5.3.1.1. Kick out the entirety of parliament due to a squabble with his rival
5.3.1.2. Not well liked protesters in the streets protesting him
5.4. The government has little enforcement power and has an incredibly small policing force
5.5. The government is highly corrupt
5.6. They are a democratic elected government
5.7. Elections Have been postponed until late 2019
5.8. NGO's
5.8.1. There are 18 NGO's active in Guinea Bissau
5.9. It is ranked the 175th out of 177 nations in the U.N. Human Development Index that measures human welfare globally
5.10. The UN security council visited Guinea Bissau to ensure the elections were running smoothly
5.11. Guinea Bissau Maintains the power of The PIAGC in there recent election mainting the parties supremacy as it has since Guinea Bissau creation
6. Geographical Factors
6.1. Infrastructure
6.1.1. Many of the roads and buildings are still heavily damaged by the constant civil wars that plague this country
6.1.2. A lot of the infrastructure was built before Guinea Bissau gained their independence
6.2. Geographical features
6.2.1. 70% of Guinea Bissau is forests
6.2.2. Located in West Africa
6.2.3. It is in a tropical climate zone
6.3. Environmental threats
6.3.1. Guinea Bissau struggles from deforestation. They have lost 8.1% of their forests due to legal and illegal deforestation since 1990
6.4. Water
6.4.1. Many of their pipelines have been greatly damaged it the constant civil wars that have plagued this country
6.5. States borders
6.5.1. The state borders Senegal and Guinea
6.5.2. There is no tension between their neighboring countries