Equatorial Guinea: Introduction

Capital: Malabo

Population

Total Population: 700,401

Annual Growth Rate: 2.8%

Density: 25 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 39.7%

Ethnic Origins: Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4%.

Official Language: Spanish, French

Other Languages Spoken: Fang, Bubi

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic).

Literacy Rate: 87.0%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Malabo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)

Country Overview

Area: 28,050 km²

Type of State: Republic. Authoritarian regime.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
Sizeable revenue from petroleum exploitation but only a small minority benefits from it.

HDI*: 0.538/1

HDI (World Rank): 117/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

31°

Low: 23° | High: 32°

Humidity: 58% | Wind: 31 km/h
Sunrise: 6:39 am | Sunset: 6:38 pm

Malabo, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Equatorial Guinea, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Equatorial Guinea, Dial +240

Internet Suffix: .gq

Telephone Lines: 1.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 1.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	2,020	2,370	3,910	5,200	5,700
Exports of Goods (million USD)	8,207	10,210	15,900	9,100	10,000
Imports of Services (million USD)	845	1,120	1,620	1,984	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	23	26	31	27	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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