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Republic of Equatorial Guinea
National name: Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial
President: Col. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1979)
Prime Minister: Angel Serafin Seriche Dougan (1996)
Area: 10,830 sq. mi. (28,050 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 465,746 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.55%); birth rate: 38.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 91.2/1000; density per sq. mi.: 43
Capital and largest city (1983): Malabo, 30,418
Monetary unit: CFA Franc
Languages: Spanish (official), French (2nd official) pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Creole
Ethnicity/race: Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, traditional
Literacy rate: 50%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $660 million; $1,500 per capita. Real growth rate: n.a. Inflation: 6% (1996 est.). Unemployment: 30% (1998 est.). Arable land: 5%. Agriculture: coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts, manioc (tapioca); livestock; timber. Labor force: n.a. Industries: petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas. Natural resources: timber, petroleum, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium. Exports: $197 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.): petroleum, timber, cocoa. Imports: $248 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.): petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, Spain, China, Nigeria, Cameroon, France.