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Country
|
Cameroon | 
Equatorial Guinea |
|
Leader
|
President: Paul Biya
|
President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
|
|
Population
|
20,549,221
| 704,001
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
55.020 years
| 63.120 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Yaounde
| Malabo
|
|
Largest city
|
| Douala (population: 1,338,080) | Bata (population: 173,046) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.514
| 0.717
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,300 US
| $20,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
67.9%
| 87%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.3
| 1.7
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.9%
| 6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 22.300%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
| 12 October 1968 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
| nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
|
| Languages |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
| Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
|
| Exports |
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
| petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
|
| External Debt |
$3,343,000,000 $
| $1,232,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 0.100%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
|
| Area |
475,440 km sq
| 28,051 km sq
|
| Coastline |
402 km
| 296 km
|
| Climate |
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
| tropical; always hot, humid
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