Facts figures & information on Equatorial Guinea

General information on Equatorial Guinea:

The country is officially a constitutional democracy since 1991, but the last three elections were subject to accusations of corruption.

Geographical information on Equatorial Guinea:

Map Ref Latitude & Longitude 2 degrees 00’ North, 10 degrees 00’ East

Total Land & Sea Area Total: 28,000 square kilometres Sea Area0 square kilometres land area: 28,000 square kilometres

Land boundaries: Total: 540 kilometres Border countries: Cameroon 190 kilometres , Gabon 350 kilometres Coastal Length: 300 kilometres

Climatological Conditions:

Highest & Lowest Elevations: Lowest elevation: Atlantic Ocean at mean sea level highest point: Pico Basile 3,100 meters

Natural resources: Hydrocarbons, timber and lumber and lumber, gold deposits, manganese uranium titanium mining and iron mining Land use: arable land area: 4. percent permanent crops: 3.5 percent other: 91 percent (1998 estimate.) Natural hazards: Dramatic windstorms, floods

Geographical information on Equatorial Guinea:

Population: 510,400 (July 2003 estimate.) Age structure: Under 15: 42.2 percent From 15 to 65: 54 percent Over 65: 3.8 percent Median age: Total: 18.5 years male: 18 years female: 19 years (2002) Population growth rate: 2.5 percent (2003 estimate.) Birth rate: 37 births per thousand population (2003 estimate.) Death rate: 12.5 deaths per thousand population (2003 estimate.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant per thousand population (2003 estimate.) total population: 0.9 male-to-female ratio(2003 estimate.) Infant mortality rate: Total: 89 deaths per thousand live births female: 82 deaths per thousand live births (2003 estimate.) male: 95 deaths per thousand live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 54 years male: 52 years female: 56 years (2003 estimate.) Total fertility rate: 4.75 children born/woman (2003 estimate.) Nationality: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

Ethnicities: Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,500, mostly Spanish

Religious information on Equatorial Guinea: Predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices Languages: Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo Literacy: definition: age 15 and more can read and write total population: 85.5 percent male: 93 percent female: 78 percent (2003 estimate.)

Government Equatorial Guinea:

Independence: 12 October 1968 National holiday: Independence Day, 12 October Constitution: 17 November 1991; Legal system: Based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal adult

Executive branch: Head of State: President cabinet: Council of Ministers Head of government: Prime Minister Legislative branch: unicameral House of People's Representatives Judicial branch Supreme Tribunal

Economy information on Equatorial Guinea:

Budget information on Equatorial Guinea: incomes: $USD250 million spending: $USD150 million, (2001 estimate.)

Industries: Hydrocarbons, angling, sawmilling, Industrial production growth rate: 30 percent (2002 estimate.)

Agriculture - products:

Exports - commodities: Hydrocarbons, timber and lumber and lumber, cocoa Exports - partners: US 28 percent, Spain 25 percent, China 17 percent, Canada 10 percent, France 5 percent (2002) Imports: $USD550 million (2002 estimate.)

Imports - commodities: Mostly petroleum sector equipment Imports - partners: US 29 percent, Spain 15 percent, UK 14 percent, France 10 percent, Norway 7 percent, Netherlands 5 percent, Italy 4 percent (2002) Debt - external: $USD250 million (2000 estimate.) Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); Currency code: XAF

Communications in Equatorial Guinea:

Radio broadcast stations: Amplitude Modulation 0, Frequency Modulation 3, SW 5 (2002) Television stations: 1 (2002) Internet country code: .gq

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International Issues in Equatorial Guinea: Disputes - international: Maritime disputes with Cameroon and Nigeria over the Gulf of Guinea bounderies; and with Gabon the islets on Mbane/Mbagne bank, administered and occupied by Gabon.