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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 28,050 sq.km.*
Population (1998): 430,000**
Population density: 1.54 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1980/1997): 44.7/61.4¬
Population growth (1985-1990/1995-2000): 2.4/2.5**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 42.0/50.0**
Fertility rate (1975-80/1995-2000): 5.7/5.5**
Capital: Malabo
Largest city/population (1983 est.): Malabo/30,000~
Gross National Product (1997): $0.444 billions*
GNP per capita (1997): $1,050*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): n.a.
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 131/0.549
Chief of State: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)
Elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 15 December 2002 (next to be held NA December 2009); Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers appointed by the President
Election Results: Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO 97.1%, Celestino Bonifacio BACALE 2.2%; elections marred by widespread fraud
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Head of Government: Prime Minister Candido Muatetema RIVAS (since 26 February 2001); First Deputy Prime Minister Miguel OYONO NDONG (since NA January 1998); Deputy Prime Minister Demetrio Elo NDONG NZE FUMU (since NA January 1998)
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* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
*** CIA World Factbook 2002
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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