Equatorial Guinea Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Equatorial Guinea Malabo 28,051 sq km 10,831 sq mi PEOPLE Population 562,339 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.99 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 768,236 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 1,063,071 (2050 estimate) Population density 20 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 52 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 48 percent (2003 estimate) Share rural 52 percent (2003 estimate) Largest cities, with population Malabo 95,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Fang 80 percent Bubi 15 percent O ther 5 percent Languages Spanish (official), Fang, Bubi Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 86 percent Muslim 4 percent Protestant 3 percent O ther 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 49.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 50.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 48.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 85 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician Population per hospital bed 3,314 people (2004) 357 people (1988) Literacy rate Total 87.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 80.5 percent (2005 estimate) Male 94.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 2.2 percent (2001-2002) 5 years (2002-2003) 42 students per teacher (2000-2001) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 16 November 1991; amended 1995 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 1,320 (2004) 0.2 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $8.6 billion (2006) $17,281.40 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 2.7 percent (2006) I ndustry 94.3 percent (2006) Services 3 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 201,877 (2006) 75 percent (1990) I ndustry 5 percent (1990) Services 20 percent (1990) Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Not available Total expenditure Not available Monetary unit 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports Spain, United States, China, Canada, and France Major trade partners for imports United States, Spain, United Kingdom, France, and Italy ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources 93.21 percent (2003 estimate) 6.79 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 428 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 20 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 110 (1998 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.06 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 5 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 5 (1997) Paved road as a share of total roads Not available SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
