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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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Publié par	Zhimgoora Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781300291541
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	11 Mo

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Equatorial Guinea (Africa)

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Introduction ::Equatorial Guinea

Background:

Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of

Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion

plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African

continent. President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO has

ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup.

Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the

1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999

and 2004 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The

president exerts almost total control over the political system and

has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has

experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large

offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-

Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's

economic windfall from oil production resulting in a massive

increase in government revenue in recent years, there have been

few improvements in the population's living standards.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.)

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