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Country
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Equatorial Guinea | 
Botswana |
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Leader
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President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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President: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
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Population
|
685,991
| 2,098,018
|
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Life Expectancy
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62.750 years
| 55.740 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Malabo
| Gaborone
|
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Largest city
|
| Bata (population: 173,046) | Gaborone (population: 208,411) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.717
| 0.664
|
| GDP per capita |
$19,600 US
| $16,200 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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87%
| 81.2%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.7
| 5.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
6%
| 11.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
22.300%
| 7.500%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Legal
|
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Political System
|
republic
| parliamentary republic
|
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Independence date
|
12 October 1968 (from Spain)
| 30 September 1966 (from UK)
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| Religions |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
| Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
| Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
| diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$1,051,000,000 $
| $1,973,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.100%
| 3.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
| Southern Africa, north of South Africa
|
| Area |
28,051 km sq
| 581,730 km sq
|
| Coastline |
296 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
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