STATISTICS: EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Equatorial Guinea Official name: Repblica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Republic of Equatorial Guinea). Form of government: republic with one legislative house (Chamber of People's Representatives ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Malabo. Official languages: Spanish; French. Official religion: none. Monetary unit{2}: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 560.38; 1 = CFAF 954.05. Demography Population (1998): 454,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 41.9, persons per sq km 16.2. Urban-rural (1992): urban 29.4%; rural 70.6%. Sex distribution (1995): male 49.25%; female 50.75%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 43.2%; 15-29, 25.5%; 30-44, 15.6%; 45-59, 9.3%; 60-74, 5.3%; 75 and over, 1.1%. Population projection: (2000) 478,000; (2010) 615,000. Doubling time: 27 years. Ethnic composition (1995): Fang 82.9%; Bubi 9.6%; other 7.5%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 93.1%; other 6.9%. Major cities (1983): Malabo 30,418; Bata 24,308; Ela-Nguema 6,179; Campo Yaunde 5,199; Los Angeles 4,079. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1994): 40.7 (world avg. 25.0); legitimate, n.a.; illegitimate, n.a. Death rate per 1,000 population (1994): 14.7 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1994): 26.0 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1994): 5.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population: n.a. Divorce rate per 1,000 population: n.a. Life expectancy at birth (1994): male 50.0 years; female 54.3 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population: n.a.; however, major diseases include malaria (about 24% of total mortality), respiratory infections (12% of mortality), cholera, leprosy, trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), and waterborne (especially gastrointestinal) diseases. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: CFAF 27,468,000,000 (domestic revenue 49.3%, of which tax revenue 32.1%, nontax revenue 9.9%, oil revenue 7.3%; foreign grants 50.7%). Expenditures: CFAF 29,452,000,000 (capital expenditure 64.2%; current expenditure 34.7%, of which interest 12.0%, salaries 9.0%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1995): U.S.$222,200,000. Gross national product (at current market prices; 1996): U.S.$217,000,000 (U.S.$530 per capita). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): roots and tubers 86,000 (of which cassava 49,000, sweet potatoes 37,000), bananas 17,000, coconuts 8,000, coffee 7,000, palm oil 5,000, cacao beans 4,500, palm kernels 3,000; livestock (number of live animals) 36,000 sheep, 8,100 goats, 5,300 pigs, 4,800 cattle; roundwood (1995) 714,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 3,800. Mining and quarrying: details, n.a.; however, in addition to quarrying for construction materials, unexploited deposits of iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, and molybdenum are present; the offshore Alba gas-condensate field, opened in 1992, achieved commercial production of 7,000 barrels of condensate per day in 1994 (11 months). Manufacturing (1995): veneer sheets 9,300. Construction: n.a. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 20,000,000 (20,000,000); coal, none (n.a.); crude petroleum{3}, none (n.a.); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (41,000); natural gas, none (n.a.). Population economically active (1991): total 148,000; activity rate of total population 41.0% (participation rates : ages 15-64, 66.7%; female 35.7%; unemployed 24.2%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1980) 4.5; income per household: n.a.; sources of income (1988): wages and salaries 57.0%, business income 42.0%, other 1.0%; expenditure (1988): food and beverages 62.0%, clothing and footwear 10.0%; medical care 6.0%. Tourism: tourism is a government priority but remains undeveloped. Land use (1994): forested 65.2%; meadows and pastures 3.7%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 8.2%; built-on, wasteland, and other 22.9%. Foreign trade Imports (1995): CFAF 37,900,000,000 (capital equipment 52.7%; petroleum products 4.5%; other 42.8%). Major import sources: Cameroon 40.6%; Spain 18.2%; France 14.3%; United States 7.8%; Belgium 6.5%; The Netherlands 5.2%; Italy 3.9%. Exports (1995): CFAF 43,100,000,000 (petroleum products 44.6%; wood 41.6%; food products 5.9%, of which cocoa 5.8%). Major export destinations: United States 34.0%; Japan 17.4%; China 12.7%; Spain 12.7%; Portugal 4.6%; The Netherlands 4.6%; France 4.6%; Nigeria 3.5%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1993): total length 1,667 mi, 2,682 km (paved 19%). Vehicles (1994): passenger cars 6,500; trucks and buses 4,000. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 3; total deadweight tonnage 6,699. Air transport (1990): passenger-mi 4,000,000, passenger-km 7,000,000; short ton-mi cargo (1985) 700,000, metric ton-km cargo (1985) 1,000,000; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 1. Education and health Educational attainment (1983). Percentage of population age 15 and over having: no schooling 35.4%; some primary education 46.6%; primary 13.0%; secondary 2.3%; postsecondary 1.1%; not specified 1.6%. Literacy (1983): percentage of total population age 15 and over literate 62.2%; males literate 77.8%; females literate 48.6%. Health: physicians (1990) 99 (1 per 3,532 persons); hospital beds (1990) 992 (1 per 350 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1994) 102.6. Food (latest): daily per capita caloric intake 2,230; 68% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 1,320 (army 83.3%, navy 9.1%, air force 7.6%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.6% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$5. {1} Conduct of November 1993 legislative elections was unacceptable to international observers. {2} As of Jan. 1, 1985, Equatorial Guinea became a member of the franc zone, substituting the CFA franc for the previous monetary unit, the ekwele; the CFA franc has a par value of 100 CFA francs to the French franc. {3} Equatorial Guinea announced an oil strike off Bioko in 1995 having an estimated production capacity of 10,000 barrels per day.