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Comparison of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon [S]ave

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Gabon
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Equatorial Guinea
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Geography
Area (km²)267,66728,051
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)257,66728,051
Water area (km²)10,0000
Land boundaries (km)3,261528
Border countries
  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
Coastline (km)885296
Mean elevation (m)377577
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)1,5753,008
People
Population2,230,908836,178
Official languages
  • French
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
ReligionRoman CatholicNominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, Muslim, Baha'i, animist, indigenous
Government
Long country nameGabonese RepublicRepublic of Equatorial Guinea
Short country nameGabonEquatorial Guinea
Long local nameRepublique GabonaiseRepublica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale
Short local nameGabonGuinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale
Former name-
  • Spanish Guinea
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalLibrevilleMalabo
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)36,660,000,00031,520,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)14,930,000,00012,490,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)0.5-3.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)18,10037,400
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.66.1
Labor force557,800195,200
Unemployment rate (%)288.6
Population below poverty line (%)34.344
Budget revenues (USD)2,634,000,0002,114,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)2,914,000,0002,523,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.530.18
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)17.616.9
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.9-3.3
Public debt (% of GDP)62.737.4
Inflation rate (%)2.70.7
Central bank discount rate (%)38.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1515
Stock of narrow money (USD)2,357,000,0001,510,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)2,357,000,0001,510,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,910,000,0002,806,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-725,000,000-738,000,000
Exports (USD)5,564,000,0006,118,000,000
Imports (USD)2,829,000,0002,577,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)981,600,00045,500,000
External debt (USD)6,490,000,0001,211,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs
National currency (code)XAFXAF
National currency (symbol)FCFAFCFA
National currency rate to USD605.3605.3



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