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Country
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Equatorial Guinea | 
Oman |
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Leader
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President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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Sultan, prime minister, foreign minister: Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
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Population
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685,991
| 3,090,150
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Life Expectancy
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62.750 years
| 74.470 years
|
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Capital City
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Malabo
| Muscat
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Largest city
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| Bata (population: 173,046) | Muscat (population: 797,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.717
| 0.839
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| GDP per capita |
$19,600 US
| $26,900 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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87%
| 81.4%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.7
| 5.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6%
| 9.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
22.300%
| 15.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| monarchy
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Independence date
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12 October 1968 (from Spain)
| 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
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| Religions |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
| Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
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| Languages |
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
| Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
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| Exports |
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
| petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
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| External Debt |
$1,051,000,000 $
| $9,054,000,000 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)
| Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - 0.3845 (2008 est.), 0.3845 (2007), 0.3845 (2006), 0.3845 (2005), 0.3845 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.100%
| 11.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
| Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
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| Area |
28,051 km sq
| 309,500 km sq
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| Coastline |
296 km
| 2,092 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
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