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Country
|
Equatorial Guinea | 
Djibouti |
|
Leader
|
President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
|
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
|
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Population
|
704,001
| 792,198
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
63.120 years
| 61.990 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Malabo
| Djibouti
|
|
Largest city
|
| Bata (population: 173,046) | Djibouti (population: 623,891) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.717
| 0.513
|
| GDP per capita |
$20,200 US
| $2,700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
87%
| 67.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
1.7
| 3
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
6%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
22.300%
| 59.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
12 October 1968 (from Spain)
| 27 June 1977 (from France)
|
| Religions |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
| Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
|
| Languages |
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
| French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
|
| Exports |
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
| reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
|
| External Debt |
$1,232,000,000 $
| $802,900,000 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)
| Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.100%
| 3.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
| Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
|
| Area |
28,051 km sq
| 23,200 km sq
|
| Coastline |
296 km
| 314 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| desert; torrid, dry
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