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Comparison of Equatorial Guinea and Guinea [S]ave

Attribute
Equatorial Guinea
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Guinea
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Geography
1Area (km²)28,051245,857
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)28,051245,717
Water area (km²)0140
Land boundaries (km)5284,046
Border countries
  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
Coastline (km)296320
Mean elevation (m)577472
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)3,0081,752
People
Population836,17812,527,440
Official languages
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • French
ReligionNominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, Muslim, Baha'i, animist, indigenousMuslim
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Equatorial GuineaRepublic of Guinea
Short country nameEquatorial GuineaGuinea
Long local nameRepublica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee EquatorialeRepublique de Guinee
Short local nameGuinea Ecuatorial/Guinee EquatorialeGuinee
Former name
  • Spanish Guinea
  • French Guinea
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalMalaboConakry
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)31,520,000,00027,970,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)12,490,000,00010,250,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-3.28.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)37,4002,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)6.15.1
Labor force195,2005,558,000
Unemployment rate (%)8.62.7
Population below poverty line (%)4447
Budget revenues (USD)2,114,000,0001,700,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)2,523,000,0001,748,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.182.47
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)16.916.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.3-0.5
Public debt (% of GDP)37.437.9
Inflation rate (%)0.78.9
Central bank discount rate (%)8.522.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1522.2
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,510,000,0001,840,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,510,000,0001,840,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,806,000,0001,762,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-738,000,000-705,000,000
Exports (USD)6,118,000,0003,514,000,000
Imports (USD)2,577,000,0004,799,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)45,500,000331,800,000
External debt (USD)1,211,000,0001,458,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsGuinean francs
National currency (code)XAFGNF
National currency (symbol)FCFAFG
National currency rate to USD605.39



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