civil war resulted in loss of property and lives. To decentralize power, an administrative region and eight regions were created. There has not been any local administration since the civil war of 1998-99 and all the social services are done by organs of civil society and other government agencies. There is minimal health and education services offered by the government and all the government departments have operated in a limited fashion. A transitional government was selected during 2003–4 with an adopted Public Transition Charter. The Military Committee appointed two civilians as interim President and Prime Minister. Elections were held for a five-year term on 24 July 2005 with a multi party representation. There was a military coup in 2012, after which EU and international donations stopped. The latest elections were held during April 2014 with 13 Presidential candidates and representation from 15 parties. The elections were monitored by 550 international observers. Jose Mario Vaz and his party, won the Presidential and parliamentary elections against the military backed Nuno Gomes Nabiam. Demographics As of 2009, the total population of the region was 205,608, with the urban population being 51,211 and rural being 154,397. The sex ratio of the region is 94 females for every hundred males. The total resident population in the region is 205,608. The total agricultural population in the region is 163,504. The average number of household in the region is 9.5 and the density of the population is 22.5 km2. The intercensal rate of average annual growth (adjusted data) is 2.55 per cent. The non-agricultural population in the country is 42,104. The total number of households per capita in the region is 30,800. The fraction of Christians in the region is 2.6 per cent, Muslims is 86.50 per cent, animists is 0.30 per cent, not detailed was 10.50 per cent and people following no religion was 0.1 per cent. Economy As of 2009, the net activity rate was 72.44 per cent, proportion of employed labour force was 43.86 per cent, proportion of labour force was 74.48 and the proportion of potentially active population was 43.86 per cent. The major economic activity in the parts around the rivers and the coastal areas was fwashing, while it was agriculture in the inland areas. As of 2011, the total population which was active constitutes 60 per cent nationwide indicating there are lot of employed people. But the poverty rate was very