The 2001 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      territorial sea: 12 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: oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium

      Land use: arable land: 5%

      permanent crops: 4%

      permanent pastures: 4%

      forests and woodland: 46%

      other: 41% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: NA sq km

      Natural hazards: violent windstorms, flash floods

      Environment - current issues: tap water is not potable; desertification

      Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity,

       Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification,

       Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution

      signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note: insular and continental regions rather widely separated

      Equatorial Guinea People

      Population: 486,060 (July 2001 est.)

      Age structure: 0–14 years: 42.56% (male 103,909; female 102,946)

      15–64 years: 53.68% (male 124,808; female 136,088)

      65 years and over: 3.76% (male 8,178; female 10,131) (2001 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.46% (2001 est.)

      Birth rate: 37.72 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Death rate: 13.11 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Net migration rate: NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female

      total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 92.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 53.95 years

      male: 51.89 years

      female: 56.07 years (2001 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 4.88 children born/woman (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.51% (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 1,100 (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths: 120 (1999 est.)

      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: 78.5%

      male: 89.6%

      female: 68.1% (1995 est.)

      Equatorial Guinea Government

      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

      Government type: republic

      Capital: Malabo

      Administrative divisions: 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas

      Independence: 12 October 1968 (from Spain)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 12 October (1968)

      Constitution: approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995

      Legal system: partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal adult

      Executive branch: chief of state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)

      head of government: Prime Minister Candido Muatetema RIVAS (since 26 February 2001); First Deputy Prime Minister Miguel OYONO NDONG (since NA January 1998); Deputy Prime Minister Demetrio Elo NDONG NZE FUMU (since NA January 1998)

      cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

      elections: president elected by popular vote to a seven-year term; election last held 25 February 1996 (next to be held NA February 2003); prime minister and vice prime ministers appointed by the president

      election results: President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO reelected with 98% of popular vote in elections marred by widespread fraud

      Legislative branch: unicameral House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (80 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

      elections: last held 7 March 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

      election results: percent of vote by party - PDGE 80%, UP 6%, CPDS 5%; seats by party - PDGE 75, UP 4 and CPDS 1

      note: opposition parties have refused to take up their seats in the House to protest widespread irregularities in the 1999 legislative elections

      Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal

      Political parties and leaders: Convergence Party for Social

       Democracy or CPDS [Placido Miko ABOGO]; Democratic Party for

       Equatorial Guinea or PDGE (ruling party) [Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA

       MBASOGO]; Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo

       MOTO]; Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Miguel Esono

       EMAN]; Popular Union or UP [Andres Moises Bda ADA]; Progressive

       Democratic Alliance or ADP [Victorino Bolekia BONAY, mayor of

       Malabo]; Union of Independent Democrats of UDI [Daniel OYONO]

      Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

      International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC,

       CEEAC, CEMAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,

       IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS

       (observer), OAU, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO,

       WToO, WTrO (applicant)

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador

       Teodoro BIYOGO NSUEA

      chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

      telephone: [1] (202) 518–5700