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Country
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Equatorial Guinea |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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Population
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50,726
| 685,991
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Life Expectancy
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74.840 years
| 62.750 years
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Capital City
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| Malabo
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Largest city
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| Basseterre (population: 12,920) | Bata (population: 173,046) |
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Human Development Index
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0.83
| 0.717
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| GDP per capita |
| $19,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
| 87%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 1.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.7%
| 6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 22.300%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 12 October 1968 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
| nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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| Languages |
English
| Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
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| Exports |
| petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
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| External Debt |
| $1,051,000,000 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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.100%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
| Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
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| Area |
261 km sq
| 28,051 km sq
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| Coastline |
135 km
| 296 km
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| Climate |
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
| tropical; always hot, humid
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