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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cameroonand Gabon
Area: Land boundaries: total 539 km, Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km Coastline: 296 km
PeoplePopulation: 420,293 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.59% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 40.22 births/1,000 population Death rate: 14.36 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 100.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.23 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: 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), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1983)
Government
Names:
Type: republic in transition to multiparty democracy Capital: Malabo Independence: 12 October 1968 (from Spain) Constitution: new constitution 17 November 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $280 million National product real growth rate: 7.3% National product per capita: $700 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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