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 Equatorial Guinea (2002)Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003)
 Equatorial GuineaHeard Island and McDonald Islands
Administrative divisions 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas -
Age structure 0-14 years: 42.4% (male 106,061; female 105,071)


15-64 years: 53.8% (male 128,489; female 139,732)


65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,385; female 10,406) (2002 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber -
Airports 3 (2001) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)		 -
Area total: 28,051 sq km


land: 28,051 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 412 sq km


land: 412 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maryland slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background Composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands, Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. The tiny country, one of the smallest on the African continent, has been ruled by President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO since he seized power in a coup in 1979. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 and 2002 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 legislative elections - were widely seen as being flawed. These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Birth rate 37.33 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Budget revenues: $200 million


expenditures: $158 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001 est.)		 -
Capital Malabo -
Climate tropical; always hot, humid antarctic
Coastline 296 km 101.9 km
Constitution approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995 -
Country name conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea


conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea


local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial


local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial


former: Spanish Guinea		 conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands


conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States -
Death rate 12.83 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Debt - external $225 million (2000 est.) -
Dependency status - territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission: Ambassador George McDade STAPLES; note - the US does not have an embassy in Equatorial Guinea (embassy closed September 1995); the US ambassador to Cameroon is accredited to Equatorial Guinea; the US State Department is considering opening a Consulate Agency in Malabo none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Pastor Micha ONDO BILE


chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009


telephone: [1] (202) 518-5700


FAX: [1] (202) 528-5252		 none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international tripartite maritime boundary and economic zone dispute with Cameroon and Nigeria is currently before the ICJ; maritime boundary dispute with Gabon because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay none
Economic aid - recipient $33.8 million (1995) (1995) -
Economy - overview The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth (the government has stated its intention to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture). A number of aid programs sponsored by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut off since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement. No longer eligible for concessional financing because of large oil revenues, the government has been unsuccessfully trying to agree on a "shadow" fiscal management program with the World Bank and IMF. Businesses, for the most part, are owned by government officials and their family members. Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. Boosts in production and higher world oil prices stimulated growth in 2002, with oil accounting for 90% of increased exports. No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.
Electricity - consumption 20.46 million kWh (2000) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2000) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2000) -
Electricity - production 22 million kWh (2000) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel: 91%


hydro: 9%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m		 lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues tap water is not potable; deforestation NA
Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish -
Exchange rates Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar - 742.79 (January 2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000), 615.70 (1999), 589.95 (1998), 583.67 (1997); note - from 1 January 1999, the XAF is pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XAF per euro -
Executive branch chief of state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)


head of government: Prime Minister Candido Muatetema RIVAS (since 26 February 2001); First Deputy Prime Minister Miguel OYONO NDONG (since NA January 1998); Deputy Prime Minister Demetrio Elo NDONG NZE FUMU (since NA January 1998)


cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president


elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 15 December 2002 (next to be held NA December 2009); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president


election results: Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO 97.1%, Celestino Bonifacio BACALE 2.2%; elections marred by widespread fraud		 -
Exports $2.1 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.) -
Exports - commodities petroleum, timber, cocoa -
Exports - partners China 24%, Japan 7%, US 7%, South Korea 5% (1999) -
Fiscal year 1 January - 31 December -
Flag description three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice) the flag of Australia is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.04 billion (2001 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 20%


industry: 60%


services: 20% (1999 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,100 (2001 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 6% (2001 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 2 00 N, 10 00 E 53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note insular and continental regions rather widely separated -
Highways total: 2,880 km


paved: 0 km


unpaved: 2,880 km (1996)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Imports $736 million f.o.b. (2001) -
Imports - commodities petroleum sector equipment, manufactured goods and equipment -
Imports - partners US 60%, France 12%, Spain 8%, Italy 6% (1999) -
Independence 12 October 1968 (from Spain) -
Industrial production growth rate 7.4% (1994 est.) -
Industries petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas -
Infant mortality rate 90.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6% (2001 est.) -
International organization participation ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, CEMAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OAU, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO (applicant) -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2002) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Supreme Tribunal -
Labor force NA -
Land boundaries total: 539 km


border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km		 0 km
Land use arable land: 4.63%


permanent crops: 3.57%


other: 91.8% (1998 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo -
Legal system partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (80 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 7 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2004)


election results: percent of vote by party - PDGE 80%, UP 6%, CPDS 5%; seats by party - PDGE 75, UP 4 and CPDS 1


note: opposition parties have refused to take up their seats in the House to protest widespread irregularities in the 1999 legislative elections		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 54.35 years


male: 52.26 years


female: 56.5 years (2002 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 78.5%


male: 89.6%


female: 68.1% (1995 est.)		 -
Location Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references Africa Antarctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,413 GRT/16,251 DWT


ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1 (2002 est.)		 -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $27.5 million (FY01) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.5% (FY01) -
Military manpower - availability males age 15-49: 112,664 (2002 est.) -
Military manpower - fit for military service males age 15-49: 57,194 (2002 est.) -
National holiday Independence Day, 12 October (1968) -
Nationality noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)


adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean		 -
Natural hazards violent windstorms, flash floods Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium fish
Net migration rate NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Placido MIKO Abogo]; Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE (ruling party) [Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO]; Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]; Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Miguel Esono EMAN]; Popular Union or UP [Andres Moises Bda ADA]; Progressive Democratic Alliance or ADP [Victorino Bolekia BONAY]; Union of Independent Democrats of UDI [Daniel OYONO] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 498,144 (July 2002 est.) uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 2.45% (2002 est.) -
Ports and harbors Bata, Luba, Malabo none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2002) -
Radios 180,000 (1997) -
Railways total: 0 km -
Religions nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female


total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal adult -
Telephone system general assessment: poor system with adequate government services


domestic: NA


international: international communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 6,000 (1998) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 300 (1998) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (2002) -
Terrain coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Total fertility rate 4.81 children born/woman (2002 est.) -
Unemployment rate 30% (1998 est.) -
Waterways none none
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