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Equatorial Guinea information
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location:
western africa. bordering the bight of biafra. between cameroon and gabon
geographic coordinates:
2 00 n. 10 00 e
map references:
africa
area:
total: 28.051 sq km land: 28.051 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than maryland
land boundaries:
total: 539 km border countries: cameroon 189 km. gabon 350 km
coastline:
296 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
climate:
tropical; always hot. humid
terrain:
coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
elevation extremes:
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: pico basile 3.008 m
natural resources:
petroleum. natural gas. timber. gold. bauxite. diamonds. tantalum. sand and gravel. clay
land use:
arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 3.57% other: 91.8% (2001)
irrigated land:
na sq km
natural hazards:
violent windstorms. flash floods
environment - current issues:
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
geography - note:
insular and continental regions rather widely separated
population:
535.881 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 41.7% (male 112.326/female 111.244) 15-64 years: 54.5% (male 140.568/female 151.500) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8.900/female 11.343) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 18.83 years male: 18.2 years female: 19.46 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.42% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
36.18 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
12 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
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: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 85.13 deaths/1.000 live births male: 91.28 deaths/1.000 live births female: 78.8 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 49.7 years male: 48.01 years female: 51.44 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
4.62 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
3.4% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
5.900 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
370 (2001 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)
nationality:
noun: equatorial guinean(s) or equatoguinean(s) adjective: equatorial guinean or equatoguinean
ethnic groups:
bioko (primarily bubi. some fernandinos). rio muni (primarily fang). europeans less than 1.000. mostly spanish
religions:
nominally christian and predominantly roman catholic. pagan practices
languages:
spanish (official). french (official). pidgin english. fang. bubi. ibo
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.7% male: 93.3% female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
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
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