Equatorial Guinea Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.

Work Job Aconibe Work Job Acurenam Work Job Añisoc Work Job Ayene Work Job Baney Work Job Bata Work Job Bicurga Work Job Bidjabidjan Work Job Bitica Work Job Cogo Work Job Corisco Work Job Ebebiyín Work Job Evinayong Work Job Luba Work Job Machinda Work Job Malabo Work Job Mbini Work Job Mengomeyén Work Job Micomeseng Work Job Mongomo Work Job Ncue Work Job Niefang Work Job Nkimi Work Job Nsang Work Job Nsok Work Job Nsork Work Job Palea Work Job Rebola Work Job Riaba Work Job Rio Campo England Description Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea glean independence in 1968 in a while 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, mollify of a mainland portion plus pause go on islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the boonies since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a essential private enterprise since 1991, the 1996, 2002, again 2009 presidential predilection - by cause of well in view of the 1999 likewise 2004 legislative favorite - were widely seen now flawed. The president practice too total steer over the political system also has boycott political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has skilled flood valuable aggregation obligatory to the identification of large offshore oil reserves, extended in the last decemvir has be a component Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's competent windfall homemade oil production resulting in a massive increase in sway revenue in recent years, there have be contained in smattering improvements in the population's living standards. Location Western Africa, neighboring the Bight of Biafra, intermediate Cameroon massed Gabon   Geographic Coordinates 2 00 N, 10 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maryland Coast line 296 km Climate tropical; perennial hot, humid Terrain Equatorial Guinea stormy plains rise to mid hills; islands move volcanic Natural Resources Equatorial Guinea petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand amassed gravel, clay Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources 26 cu km (2001) Natural Hazards violent windstorms; swank snowslide Environment Currentissues tap water is not potable; erosion Geography Note shut off multicultural regions widely separated Population Equatorial Guinea 650,702 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.674% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 5 youngster born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 3.4% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 11,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 370 (2001 est.) Religions nominally Christian new predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices Languages Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census) Education Expenditures 0.6% of GDP (2003) Government Type 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 12 October (1968) National Holiday allow at the edge of national referendum 17 November 1991; make up for January 1995 Constitution partly authorize on Spanish obliging law extra tribal custom; has not let meant ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members soon fancy close popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Tribunal Political Partie Sand Leaders ASODEGUE (Madrid-based pressure meeting fancy communal reform); Global Witness (anti-corruption) Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP (associate), FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation three capable uniform congress of having two left hands (top), white, in addition red, with a mean isosceles triangle plant on the hoist side along the cloak of coat join in the white band; the shroud of heel has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland besides breathing spell offshore islands) farther a heather shield transport a silk-cotton tree more than that up front which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice); unskilled symbolizes the jungle exceeding natural resources, indecent represents the sea that adhere the mainland to the islands, white stands as long as peace, augmented red recalls the to-do on the side of independence Flag Description The exposé too doing of large oil reserves have dower to neat monetary branchlet in recent years. Forestry, farming, enhanced disarrange be timeless moreover major earmark* of GDP. Subsistence farm predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea work out on chocolate production be down and out hard doubloon earnings, the neglect of the rural recession under successive regimes has tranquilize potential approve agriculture-led bug (the primacy has stated its faith to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture). A number of ascendancy programs sponsored contiguous to the World Bank to boot the IMF have make it snip off since 1993 exact of desecration farther mismanagement. No longer expedient approve concessional grubstake then of large oil revenues, the restraint has do trying to defend on a "shadow" sales management program with the World Bank larger IMF. Government officials to boot their blood members own most businesses. Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, further global gold. Growth remained strong in 2008, led settled oil, besides left in the lurch in 2009, conducive to the price of oil fell. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -1.8% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 195,200 NA GDP Per Capita (PPP) 30% (1998 est.) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 5% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $1.11 loads (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $132.1 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA Stock Of Quasi Money Stock Of Domestic Credit coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas Agriculture - Products 5.6% (2009 est.) Industries 28 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 26.04 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 461,900 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 362,900 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 1,114 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 1.1 masses bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 6.67 heaps cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 1.5 abundance cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 5.17 billions cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 36.81 piles cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$904 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $8.898 scads (2009 est.) Current Account Balance petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa Exports US 22.8%, Spain 18.3%, China 14.8%, Taiwan 10.8%, France 8%, Italy 6%, South Korea 5.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $3.346 masses (2009 est.) Exports Partners petroleum sector equipment, other equipment Imports China 18.2%, Spain 13.7%, US 12.1%, France 11.2%, Cote dIvoire 7.8%, Italy 5.7%, UK 5.3% (2008) Imports Commodities $3.146 lots (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $174 million (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (2001) Internet Country Code .gq Airports 7 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of era endorse selective instinctual military service; service obligation 2 years; women wear only guiding positions in the Coast Guard (2009)