_#_Industries: agricultural processing, beer, soft drinks
_#_Agriculture: accounts for over 50% of GDP, nearly 100% of exports, and 90% of employment; rice is the staple food; other crops include corn, beans, cassava, cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, and cotton; not self-sufficient in food; fishing and forestry potential not fully exploited
_#_Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $49 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88), $561 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $41 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $68 million
_#_Currency: Guinea-Bissauan peso (plural—pesos); 1 Guinea-Bissauan peso (PG) = 100 centavos
_#_Exchange rates: Guinea-Bissauan pesos (PG) per US$1—1987.2 (1989), 1363.6 (1988), 851.65 (1987), 238.98 (1986), 173.61 (1985)
_#_Fiscal year: calendar year
_*Communications #_Highways: 3,218 km; 2,698 km bituminous, remainder earth
_#_Inland waterways: scattered stretches are important to coastal commerce
_#_Ports: Bissau
_#_Civil air: 2 major transport aircraft