SPAMfighter information about

Equatorial Guinea

The data on this page is obtained from The World Factbook.
 Communications information 
SPAMfighters: 30
Internet users: 5,000 (2005)
Internet hosts: 19 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2002)
Internet country code: .gq
Telephones - main lines in use: 10,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 96,900 (2005)
Telephone system: general assessment: poor system with adequate government services

domestic: NA

Radios: 180,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2002)
Televisions: 4,000 (1997)
 Geographical information 
Geographic coordinates: 2 00 N, 10 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area: total: 28,051 sq km

land: 28,051 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries: total: 539 km

border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
Coastline: 296 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m
Land use: arable land: 4.63%

permanent crops: 3.57%

other: 91.8% (2005)
Irrigated land: NA
Natural hazards: violent windstorms, flash floods
Environment - current issues: tap water is not potable; deforestation

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: insular and continental regions widely separated
 People information 
Population: 540,109 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 113,083/female 111,989)


Median age: total: 18.8 years

male: 18.2 years

female: 19.4 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.05% (2006 est.)
Death rate: 15.06 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate: total: 89.21 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 95.22 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 49.54 years

male: 48 years

female: 51.13 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.55 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 3.4% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 5,900 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 370 (2001 est.)

adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Religions: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 85.7%

male: 93.3%

female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
 Governmental information 
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea

conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea


local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale

former: Spanish Guinea
Government type: republic
Capital: name: Malabo

geographic coordinates: 3 45 N, 8 47 E

Independence: 12 October 1968 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
Legal system: partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal adult


cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held 15 December 2002 (next to be held December 2009); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president

Legislative branch: unicameral House of People´s Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)



Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
International organization participation: 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, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTO (observer)

chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

telephone: [1] (202) 518-5700

FAX: [1] (202) 518-5252
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: the United States ambassador to Cameroon is accredited to Equatorial Guinea

embassy: adjacent to the golf course at the base of Mont Febe; note - relocated embassy is opened for limited functions; inquiries should continue to be directed to the United States Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon

mailing address: B.P. 817, Yaounde, Cameroon; United States Embassy Yaounde, United States Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520

telephone: [237] 220 15 00

FAX: [237] 220 16 20
 Economical information 
GDP (official exchange rate): $7.644 billion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 18.6% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $50,200 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3%

industry: 90.6%

services: 6.2% (2005 est.)
Labor force: NA
Unemployment rate: 30% (1998 est.)
Population below poverty line: NA%

highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5% (2005 est.)
Budget: revenues: $1.973 billion

Industries: petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas
Industrial production growth rate: 30% (2002 est.)
Electricity - production: 29.43 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 94.3%

hydro: 5.7%

nuclear: 0%

other: 0% (2001)
Electricity - consumption: 27.37 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2003)
Oil - production: 420,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - exports: NA bbl/day
Oil - imports: NA bbl/day
Natural gas - production: 1.27 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - consumption: 1.27 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Current account balance: $264 million (2005 est.)
Exports: $6.727 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities: petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
Exports - partners: US 25.8%, China 22.9%, Spain 11.4%, Canada 7.7%, Taiwan 7.5%, Portugal 5.7%, Netherlands 5.5%, France 4.2% (2005)
Imports: $1.864 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports - commodities: petroleum sector equipment, other equipment
Imports - partners: US 24.6%, Italy 20.7%, France 12.1%, Spain 10.8%, Cote d´Ivoire 8.7%, UK 7% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $2.103 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external: $353 million (2005 est.)
Currency code: XAF
Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per United States dollar - 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001)
Fiscal year: calendar year
 Transportations information 
Airports: 4 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Pipelines: condensate 46 km; condensate/gas 5 km; gas 47 km; oil 31 km (2006)
Roadways: total: 2,880 km (1999)
Merchant marine: total: 1 ship (1000 GRT or over) 1,745 GRT/3,434 DWT

by type: cargo 1 (2006)
Ports and terminals: Malabo
 Military information 
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 104,563

females age 18-49: 109,923 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 56,462

females age 18-49: 59,260 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $152.2 million (2005 est.)
 Information about transnational issues 

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