Equatorial Guinea
- Official Name:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea)
- Area:
- 28.051 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 551.201 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 296 km
- Capital:
- Malabo
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Malabo
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas
- Language(s):
- Spanish 67,6% (official), other 32,4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
- Nationality:
- Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .gq
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD50.200 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 7.644.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 18,6% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 2,8%
- Industry: 92,6%
- Services: 4,5%
- Labor force:
- ND
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 30% (1998 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 5,2% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 34,1% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD2.752.000.000
- Expenditures: USD1.424.000.000
- Public debt:
- 4,7% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 175.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 8.961.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
- Exports - Partners:
- US 24,6%, China 21,8%, Spain 10,8%, Canada 7,3%, Taiwan 7,2%, Portugal 5,5%, Netherlands 5,2%, Brazil 4,6%, France 4% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 2.543.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Petroleum sector equipment, other equipment
- Imports - partners:
- US 24,5%, Italy 20,6%, France 12,1%, Spain 10,8%, Cote d'Ivoire 8,6%, UK 6,9% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 3.235.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD289.000.000 (2006)
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