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flag Equatorial Guinea 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.


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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 20062007200820092010
Imports of Goods (million USD) 2,0202,3703,9105,2005,700
Exports of Goods (million USD) 8,20710,21015,9009,10010,000
Imports of Services (million USD) 8451,1201,6201,984-
Exports of Services (million USD) 23263127-

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

 
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