Introduction - Equatorial Guinea: |
Location - Equatorial Guinea: |
People - Equatorial Guinea: |
Population | 551,201 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure | 0-14 years: 41.5% (male 114,816/female 113,688)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 145,740/female 156,097)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,957/female 11,903) (2007 est.) |
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Median age | total: 18.8 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.4 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate | 2.015% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate | 35.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate | 15.01 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.934 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.752 male(s)/female
total population: 0.957 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate | total: 87.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 93.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth | total population: 49.51 years
male: 48.11 years
female: 50.95 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate | 4.48 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 3.4% (2001 est.) |
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Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 5,900 (2001 est.) |
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Hiv aids deaths | 370 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality | noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean |
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Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2007) |
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Ethnic groups | Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census) |
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Religions | nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices |
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Languages | Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census) |
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Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007