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Comparison of Equatorial Guinea and Guinea [S]ave

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Equatorial Guinea
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Geography
Area (km²)245,85728,051
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)245,71728,051
Water area (km²)1400
Land boundaries (km)4,046528
Border countries
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
Coastline (km)320296
Mean elevation (m)472577
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)1,7523,008
People
Population12,527,440836,178
Official languages
  • French
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
ReligionMuslimNominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, Muslim, Baha'i, animist, indigenous
Government
Long country nameRepublic of GuineaRepublic of Equatorial Guinea
Short country nameGuineaEquatorial Guinea
Long local nameRepublique de GuineeRepublica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale
Short local nameGuineeGuinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale
Former name
  • French Guinea
  • Spanish Guinea
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalConakryMalabo
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)27,970,000,00031,520,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)10,250,000,00012,490,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)8.2-3.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,20037,400
Gross national saving (% of GDP)5.16.1
Labor force5,558,000195,200
Unemployment rate (%)2.78.6
Population below poverty line (%)4744
Budget revenues (USD)1,700,000,0002,114,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,748,000,0002,523,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.470.18
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)16.616.9
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.5-3.3
Public debt (% of GDP)37.937.4
Inflation rate (%)8.90.7
Central bank discount rate (%)22.258.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)22.215
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,840,000,0001,510,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,840,000,0001,510,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,762,000,0002,806,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-705,000,000-738,000,000
Exports (USD)3,514,000,0006,118,000,000
Imports (USD)4,799,000,0002,577,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)331,800,00045,500,000
External debt (USD)1,458,000,0001,211,000,000
National currencyGuinean francsCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs
National currency (code)GNFXAF
National currency (symbol)FGFCFA
National currency rate to USD9605.3



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