economic development of the nation, the party was accused of misusing power in authoritarian manner. The one-party state mechanism was turbulent during the period of 1980s and 1990s with army taking control of power more frequently and the resultant 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 215,259, with the urban population being 32,907 and rural being 182,352. The sex ratio of the region is 92 females for every hundred males. The total resident population in the region is 215,259. The total agricultural population in the region is 53,810. The average number of household in the region is 9.5 and the density of the population is 39.8 km2. The intercensal rate of average annual growth (adjusted data) is 2.05 per cent. The non-agricultural population in the country is 161,449. The total number of households per capita in the region is 22,777. The fraction of Christians in the region is 15.8 per cent, Muslims is 42.10 per cent, animists is 20.80 per cent, not detailed was 20.50 per cent and people following no religion was 0.9 per cent. Economy As of 2009, the net activity rate was 50.63 per cent, proportion of employed labour force was 35.98 per cent, proportion of labour force was 73.53 and the proportion of potentially active population was 35.98 per cent. The major economic activity in the parts around the rivers and the