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EQUATORIAL GUINEARepublic of Equatorial Guinea

GOVERNMENT:

• President--------------------------------- Col. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
• Prime Minister--------------------------------------- Ignacio Milam Tang
• Population: ---------------------------- 633,441
• Independence:----------Oct. 12 1968
  
  GEOGRAPHY:
• Area: --------------------- 28,052 sq.km : 10,831 sq mi
• Capital City: ----------------------------- Malabo
• Capital city (Est. pop.)-------------------- 58,000
  
  PEOPLE:
• Official languages:------------------- Spanish
• Literacy:------------------ 78%
• Unemployment----------------- NA%
  
  VITAL STATISTICS:
• Birth Rate----------------------39/1000
  
  ECONOMY:
• Monitary unit -------------------------- CFA Franc
• Economy:------------ Predominantly agricultural products , cocoa, wood,coffee
• Natural Resources---------- Crude oil , wood.

Geography:Equatorial Guinea consists of Rio Muni on the western coast of Africa and several islands in the Gulf of Guinea