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alt="Transportation" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200"> <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/index.html"> <img src = "http://www.theodora.com/images/wfbbuttons/ranks1.gif" alt="Ranks" border="0"></a> </td> <td width="200"> <a href="http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/"> <img src="http://www.theodora.com/images/wfbbuttons/photos1.gif" alt="Photos" border="0"></a> </td></tr><tr> <td colspan="2"> <center> <br> <b>PRIOR YEAR DATA:</b> <br><br><a href="http://www.immigration-usa.com/world_fact_book_2012/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2012button1.jpg" alt="2012"></a> <a href="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2011/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2011button1.jpg" alt="2011"></a> <a href="http://www.workmall.com/wfb2010/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2010button1.jpg" alt="2010"></a> <a href="http://www.geographic.org/wfb2009/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2009button1.jpg" alt="2009"></a> <a href="http://www.allcountries.org/wfb2008/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2008button1.jpg" alt="2008"></a> <a href="http://www.allcountries.org/wfb2007/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2007button1.jpg" alt="2007"></a> <a href="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2006/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2006button1.jpg" alt="2006"></a> <a href="http://www.allcountries.org/wfb2005/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2005button1.jpg" alt="2005"></a> <a href="http://www.immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/guineabissau/index.html"><img border="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/2004button1.jpg" alt="2004"></a> <a href="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2003/guineabissau/index.html"><img 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