The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, there have been few improvements in the population's living standards.

      Geography ::Equatorial Guinea

      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 country comparison to the world: 145 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% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      NA

      Total renewable water resources:

      26 cu km (2001)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 0.11 cu km/yr (83%/16%/1%)

      per capita: 220 cu m/yr (2000)

      Natural hazards:

      violent windstorms; flash floods

      volcanism: Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m, 9,865 ft), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, forms Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea

      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, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

      signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      insular and continental regions widely separated

      People ::Equatorial Guinea

      Population:

      650,702 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 41.9% (male 134,823/female 130,308)

      15–64 years: 54% (male 167,820/female 174,238)

      65 years and over: 4.1% (male 11,574/female 14,678) (2010 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 19 years

      male: 18.4 years

      female: 19.6 years (2010 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      2.674% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

      Birth rate:

      36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

      Death rate:

      9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

      Net migration rate:

      0 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 74

      Urbanization:

      urban population: 39% of total population (2008)

      rate of urbanization: 2.8% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

      total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 79.47 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 14 male: 80.55 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 78.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 61.98 years country comparison to the world: 182 male: 61.05 years

      female: 62.94 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      5 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      3.4% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      11,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      370 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 101

      Major infectious diseases:

      degree of risk: very high

      food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

      vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever

      animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

      Nationality:

      noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)

      adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

      Ethnic groups:

      Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)

      Religions:

      nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

      Languages:

      Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official),

       Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 87%

      male: 93.4%

      female: 80.5% (2000 est.)