Apresidential election was held in EquatorialGuinea on April 24, 2016. Originally scheduledto be held in November, the election was moved

up by Pres. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo withoutspecifying why. Obiang, who seized power in 1979 and hasruled ever since, was widely expected to win the election,as his brutal and repressive regime did not tolerate muchdissent. Although the main opposition parties boycottedthe vote, Obiang still faced sixother candidates, whom hedefeated handily, taking 94%of the vote. He was sworn infor his new term on May 20.

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 population (2015): 33.3(world avg. 19.5).

Death rate per 1,000 population (2015): 8.2(world avg. 8.1).

Natural increase rate per 1,000 population(2015): 25.1 (world avg. 11.4).

Life expectancy at birth (2015): male 62.8 years;female 65.0 years.

Adult population (ages 15–49) living with HIV(2015): 4.9% (world avg. 0.8%).

DemographyPopulation (2016): 1,368,000.Density (2016): persons per sq mi126.3, persons per sq km 48.8.

Sex distribution (2015): male 49.81%;female 50.19%.

Population projection: (2020)1,527,000; (2030) 1,947,000.

Major cities (2015): Bata 312,000;Malabo 257,000; Ebebiyin40,000; Mbini (2003) 11,600;Luba (2003) 6,800.

Urban-rural (2015):

Equatorial Guinea

Official name: República de Guinea Ecuatorial(Spanish); République de Guinée Équatoriale(French) (Republic of Equatorial Guinea).

Form of government: republic with two legisla-tive houses (Chamber of Deputies [100]; Senate[761]).

Head of state: President Teodoro ObiangNguema Mbasogo.

Head of government: Prime Minister FranciscoPascual Obama Asue.

Capital: Malabo.Official languages: Spanish; French.Official religion: none.Monetary unit: CFA franc (CFAF); valuation

(Sept. 1, 2016) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 586.04; 1 £ = CFAF 779.44.

Ethnic composition (2000):

Age breakdown (2015):

Religious affiliation (2000):

Area and populationarea population

Regions 2015Provinces Capitals sq mi sq km census2

Insular 7853 2,034 339,695Annobón Palé 7 17 5,232Bioko Norte Malabo 300 776 299,836Bioko Sur Luba 479 1,241 34,627

Continental 10,0453 26,017 882,747Centro-Sur Evinayong 3,834 9,931 141,903Kie-Ntem Ebebiyin 1,522 3,943 183,331Litoral4 Bata 2,573 6,665 366,130Wele-Nzas Mongomo 2,115 5,478 191,383

TOTAL 10,8313 28,051 1,222,442

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National economyBudget (2013). Revenue: CFAF 3,502,010,000,000 (tax revenue 86.2%;

nontax revenue 13.8%). Expenditures: CFAF 4,178,515,-000,000 (capital expenditure 81.7%; current expenditure18.3%, of which wages and salaries 2.7%).

Public debt (external, outstanding; 2011): U.S.$911,260,000.Gross national income (GNI; 2015): U.S.$6,587,000,000(U.S.$7,790 per capita); purchasing power parity GNI(U.S.$16,450 per capita).

Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture,forestry, fishing (2014): sweet potatoes 93,940, cassava70,510, plantains (2013) 43,712, oil palm fruit 35,960,bananas (2013) 29,979, coconuts 7,270, coffee (2013)4,400, cacao beans (2013) 700; livestock (number of liveanimals) 40,000 sheep, 9,500 goats, 6,800 pigs, 5,300 cattle;roundwood 822,843 cu m, of which fuelwood 54%; fish-

eries production 7,615 (from aquaculture, negligible). Mining andquarrying (2010): gold 200 kg. Manufacturing (2004): methanol1,027,300; processed timber 31,200 cu m. Energy production (con-sumption): electricity (kW-hr; 2012) 97,000,000 (97,000,000), bysource: fossil fuels 93.0%; renewable energy 7.0%, of which hydro-electric 7.0%; coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels; 2014)90,500,000 (negligible); petroleum products (metric tons; 2011) 93,000(212,000); natural gas (cu m; 2013) 6,290,000,000 (1,490,000,000).

Population economically active (2015): total 317,000; participation rates:ages 15–64, male, n.a.; female (2008) 38.4%; unemployed (2009)22.3%, of which youth (ages 15–24), n.a.

Average household size: n.a.Land use as % of total land area (2009): in temporary crops or left fal-low 4.7%, in permanent crops 2.5%, in pasture 3.7%, forest area58.4%.

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel (November 2015):

1,320 (army 83.3%, navy 9.1%, air force7.6%). Military expenditure as percentage ofGDP (2013): less than 0.1%; per capitaexpenditure U.S.$11.

Foreign trade6

Imports (2011): U.S.$2,435,000,000 (metal products28.2%, specialized machinery 24.6%, petroleumand derivatives 23.9%, road vehicles 11.3%). Major import sources (2013):

Exports (2013): U.S.$12,603,000,000 (crude petrole-um 19.3%, methanol and other gases 10.2%, lum-ber 0.5%). Major export destinations:

Transport and communicationsTransport. Railroads: none. Roads (2000):total length 1,790 mi, 2,880 km(paved, n.a.). Vehicles (20037):passenger cars 1,811; trucksand buses 1,029.

Education and healthLiteracy (2015): percentage of total population age15 and over literate 95.3%; males literate 97.4%;females literate 93.0%.

Health: physicians (2009) 2,031 (1 per 333 per-sons); hospital beds (2010) 1,455 (1 per 476 per-sons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births(2015) 69.2; undernourished population, n.a.

1Includes 15 appointed and 5 ex officio members. 2Preliminary. 3Detail does not add to totalgiven because of rounding. 4Includes three islets in Corisco Bay. 5Import duties. 6Importsc.i.f.; exports f.o.b. 7January 1. 8Subscribers.

Internet resources for further information:• Dirección General de Estadística y Cuentas Nacionales

www.dgecnstat-ge.org• La Banque de France: La Zone Franc

www.banque-france.fr/eurosysteme-et-international/zone-franc.html

Structure of gross domestic product and labour force2009 2015

in value % of total labour % of labourCFAF ’000,000 value force force

Agriculture, fishing 134,000 2.3 195,000 61.5Forestry 47,700 0.8Crude petroleum 3,393,800 58.8Manufacturing 775,000 13.4Construction 1,060,100 18.4Public utilities 54,100 0.9Transportation and

communications 9,500 0.2 122,000 38.5

Trade, hotels 85,700 1.5Finance, real estate 34,700 0.6Pub. admin., defense 76,000 1.3Services 34,800 0.6Other 65,8005 1.25

TOTAL 5,771,200 100.0 317,000 100.0

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Communications units unitsnumber per 1,000 number per 1,000

Medium date in ’000s persons Medium date in ’000s persons

TelephonesCellular 2014 5178 6648

Landline 2014 15 19

Internet users 2009 14 21Broadband 2014 3.88 4.98

Equatorial Guinea has the highest adult literacy rate insub-Saharan Africa. In recent years many efforts have

been made by the government to specifically improve theliteracy rate of women.

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