1985 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1985 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Airfields
156 total, 128 usable; 5 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 7 with runways 1,2202,439 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, National Police, Treasury Police
Civil air
1 major transport aircraft
Coastline
296 km People
Ethnic divisions
indigenous population of Bioko, primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos; of Rio Muni, primarily Fang; less than 1,000 Europeans, primarily Spanish
Fiscal year
calendar year Communications
Highways
10,000 km total; 1,500 km paved, 4, 100 km gravel, 4,400 km improved and unimproved earth
Inland waterways
Lempa River partially navigable
Labor force
most Equatorial Guineans involved in subsistence agriculture; labor shortages on plantations Government
Land boundaries
539 km Water
Language
Spanish (official); pidgin English, Fang
Limits of territorial waters (claimed)
12 nm
Literacy
55%
Military budget
estimated for fiscal year ending 31 December 1985, $208 million; about 21.4% of the central government budget MALABO 80km Fernando Po Gulf of Guinea Island nol shown in true geographical position Annobon , See regioni! map VII Land 28,051 km2; the size of Maryland; Rio Muni, about 25,900 km2, largely forest; Bioko (formerly known as Fernando Po), about 2,072 km
Military manpower
males 15-49, 1,154,000; 733,000 fit for military service; 60,000 reach military age (18) annually
Monetary conversion rate
2.5 colones=US$l (February 1984)
Nationality
noun — Equatorial Guinean(s); adjective — Equatorial Guinean
Official name
Republic of Equatorial
Population
282,000 (July 1985), average annual growth rate 2.5% Rio Muni— 212,000 (July 1985), average annual growth rate 2.5%; Fernando Po— 71,000 (July 1985), average annual growth rate 2.5%
Ports
2 major (Acajutla, La Union), 1 minor
Railroads
602 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track
Religion
natives all nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic; some pagan practices retained
Telecommunications
nationwide trunk radio-relay system; connection into Central American microwave net; 100,000 telephones (2 per 100 popl.); 76 AM, 9 FM, 9 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean Satellite station Defense Forces