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Country
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Equatorial Guinea | 
Brunei |
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Leader
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President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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Population
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685,991
| 408,786
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Life Expectancy
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62.750 years
| 76.370 years
|
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Capital City
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Malabo
| Bandar Seri Begawan
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Largest city
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| Bata (population: 173,046) | Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409) |
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Human Development Index
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0.717
| 0.919
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| GDP per capita |
$19,600 US
| $50,000 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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87%
| 92.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.7
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
22.300%
| 2.700%
|
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional sultanate
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Independence date
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12 October 1968 (from Spain)
| 1 January 1984 (from UK)
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| Religions |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
| Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
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| Languages |
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
| Malay (official), English, Chinese
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| Exports |
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
| crude oil, natural gas, garments
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| External Debt |
$1,051,000,000 $
| $0 US
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| 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)
| Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.100%
| 4.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
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| Area |
28,051 km sq
| 5,765 km sq
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| Coastline |
296 km
| 161 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| tropical; hot, humid, rainy
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