Compare Guernsey (2004) - Equatorial Guinea (2004)

Compare Guernsey (2004) z Equatorial Guinea (2004)

	Guernsey (2004)	Equatorial Guinea (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew	7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas
Age structure	0-14 years: 15.6% (male 5,161; female 5,013) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,497; female 21,897) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 4,812; female 6,651) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: 42% (male 110,268; female 109,222) 15-64 years: 54.3% (male 136,370; female 147,431) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,745; female 11,015) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle	coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber
Airports	2 (2003 est.)	3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 less than 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands	total: 28,051 sq km land: 28,051 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-half the size of Washington, DC	slightly smaller than Maryland
Background	The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.	Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO has ruled the country for over two decades since seizing power from his uncle, then President MACIAS, in a 1979 coup. 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. The president controls most opposition parties through the judicious use of patronage. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, there have been few improvements in the country's living standards.
Birth rate	9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	36.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $381.3 million expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)	revenues: $708.5 million expenditures: $317.6 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2003 est.)
Capital	Saint Peter Port	Malabo
Climate	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast	tropical; always hot, humid
Coastline	50 km	296 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey	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
Currency	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound	Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Death rate	9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	12.27 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	NA	$248 million (2000 est.)
Dependency status	British crown dependency	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	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
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	chief of mission: Ambassador Teodoro Biyogo NSUE chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 518-5700 FAX: [1] (202) 518-5252
Disputes - international	none	in 2002, ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but a dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River, imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision, and the unresolved Bakasi allocation contribute to the delay in implementation; creation of a maritime boundary in hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay with Gabon is hampered by dispute over Mbane Island, administered and occupied by Gabon since the 1970s
Economic aid - recipient	NA	$33.8 million (1995)
Economy - overview	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.	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. Growth will remain strong in 2004, led by oil.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	21.91 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	NA kWh	23.56 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m
Environment - current issues	NA	tap water is not potable; deforestation
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries	Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish
Exchange rates	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar - 581.2 (2003), 696.988 (2002), 733.039 (2001), 711.976 (2000), 615.699 (1999)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA	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 Miguel Abia BITEO BORICO (since 14 June 2004); 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	NA	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables	petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
Exports - partners	UK (regarded as internal trade)	US 33.6%, Spain 25.8%, China 14.4%, Canada 11.8%, Italy 6.4% (2003)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 January - 31 December
Flag description	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross	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)
GDP	purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)	purchasing power parity - $1.27 billion (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)	agriculture: 20% industry: 60% services: 2.4% (2003 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)	purchasing power parity - $2,700 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	5.7% (1999 est.)	20% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 28 N, 2 35 W	2 00 N, 10 00 E
Geography - note	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port	insular and continental regions rather widely separated
Highways	total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km	total: 2,880 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports	NA	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment	petroleum sector equipment, other equipment
Imports - partners	UK (regarded as internal trade)	US 30.6%, UK 16%, France 15.1%, Cote d'Ivoire 11.9%, Spain 8.1%, Norway 5.9%, Italy 5.3% (2003)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Industrial production growth rate	NA	30% (2002 est.)
Industries	tourism, banking	petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas
Infant mortality rate	total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: 87.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 93.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4% (2000 est.)	6% (2003 est.)
International organization participation	UPU	ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO (observer)
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Royal Court	Supreme Tribunal
Labor force	31,320 (2000)	NA (October 2000)
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 539 km border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
Land use	arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)	arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 3.57% other: 91.8% (2001)
Languages	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts	Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Legal system	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court	partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom
Legislative branch	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents	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 24 April 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: Parliament has little power since the constitution vests all executive authority in the president
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.17 years male: 77.17 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)	total population: 55.15 years male: 53 years female: 57.36 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.7% male: 93.3% female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
Location	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Map references	Europe	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none	total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,556 GRT/9,704 DWT by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 1 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	-
Military branches	-	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	$75.1 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	2.5% (2003)
Military manpower - availability	-	males age 15-49: 120,463 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	-	males age 15-49: 61,084 (2004 est.)
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s) adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Natural hazards	NA	violent windstorms, flash floods
Natural resources	cropland	oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore
Net migration rate	3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Pipelines	-	condensate 37 km; gas 39 km; liquid natural gas 4 km; oil 24 km (2004)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	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	none	NA
Population	65,031 (July 2004 est.)	523,051 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA
Population growth rate	0.31% (2004 est.)	2.43% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson	Bata, Luba, Malabo
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2002)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist	nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal adult
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable	general assessment: poor system with adequate government services domestic: NA international: country code - 240; international communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	55,000 (2001)	9,600 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular	31,500 (2001)	41,500 (2003)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	1 (2002)
Terrain	mostly level with low hills in southwest	coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Total fertility rate	1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)	4.68 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.5% (1999 est.)	30% (1998 est.)

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