Attribute | Equatorial Guinea × | Congo, Democratic Republic of the × |
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Geography | ||
Area (km²) | 28,051 | 2,344,858 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 28,051 | 2,267,048 |
Water area (km²) | 0 | 77,810 |
Land boundaries (km) | 528 | 10,481 |
Border countries |
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Coastline (km) | 296 | 37 |
Mean elevation (m) | 577 | 726 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 3,008 | 5,110 |
People | ||
Population | 836,178 | 101,780,263 |
Official languages |
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Religion | Nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, Muslim, Baha'i, animist, indigenous | Roman Catholic |
Government | ||
Long country name | Republic of Equatorial Guinea | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Short country name | Equatorial Guinea | DRC |
Long local name | Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale | Republique Democratique du Congo |
Short local name | Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale | RDC |
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Government type | Presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic |
Capital | Malabo | Kinshasa |
Economy | ||
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 31,520,000,000 | 68,600,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 12,490,000,000 | 41,440,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | -3.2 | 3.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 37,400 | 800 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 6.1 | 11.5 |
Labor force | 195,200 | 31,360,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 8.6 | - |
Population below poverty line (%) | 44 | 63 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 2,114,000,000 | 4,634,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,523,000,000 | 5,009,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.18 | 0.67 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 16.9 | 11.2 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -3.3 | -0.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 37.4 | 18.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 0.7 | 41.5 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 8.5 | 20 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 15 | 20.62 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 1,510,000,000 | 1,044,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,510,000,000 | 1,044,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 2,806,000,000 | 3,252,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -738,000,000 | -200,000,000 |
1↑Exports (USD) | 6,118,000,000 | 10,980,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 2,577,000,000 | 10,820,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 45,500,000 | 457,500,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,211,000,000 | 4,963,000,000 |
National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs | Congolese francs |
National currency (code) | XAF | CDF |
National currency (symbol) | FCFA | FC |
National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 1 |