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| Country |
: |
Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
| Capital |
: |
Malabo |
| Total Area |
: |
10,830.55 sq mi
28,051.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than
Maryland) |
| Population |
: |
486,060 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
1,239,724 |
| Languages |
: |
Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang,
Bubi, Ibo |
| Literacy |
: |
78.5% total, 89.6% male, 68.1% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan
practices |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
51.89 male, 56.07 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100
centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$2,000 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas |
| Agriculture |
: |
Coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm
oil nuts; livestock; timber |
| Arable Land |
: |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold,
manganese, uranium |
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