POPULATION:
1.1 million
LITERACY RATE:
6%
SELF DEFENSE FORCES:
 Guinea  Armed Forces
LANGUAGES:
 Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages 
ETHNIC GROUPS:
Malinke, Fulani and Susu
BORDERING COUNTRIES:
Guinea, Senegal
GUINEA-BISSAU - Mainland Guinea-Bissau was on the verge of collapse even before the collapse and the wasting plague hit, now its in a state of total ruin.  One failed political situation after another, combined with inner strife and poverty have left the country decaying and ignorant.  Its borders are routinely trespassed upon, but the country no longer has the military strength to oppose this, or to even control its own country.  You are more likely to see natives carrying spears and shields than fire-arms, and healthcare is non-existant.  It is widely thought that soon Senegal will simply non-violently move in, and declare Guinea-Bissau as part of their own country soon.  A move Guinea Bissau fears, but has no strength to defend against.  It is also possible they might petition either the US or the EEC for aid, and diplomats from both countries have been in negotiations with Ginea-Bissau's leaders.  Unfortunately anytime a foreign diplomat shows up they are almost immediately besieged upon by terrorist attacks, mostly thought to be from Senegal, or perhaps each other.  The mainland itself is swampy and inhospitable, with almost no working modern conveniences.  In stark contrast the Guinea-Bissau Islands of the Bijagos Archipelago are virtually untouched by modern man for the last century and are a near pristine paradise.  These islands are the subject of many anthropologist excursions as one of the few places left in the world to see primitive society almost untouched by the outside world.

(Written by Deric "D" Bernier)