Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Area: 28,051 sq. km
Official languages: Spanish, French
Other languages: Portuguese
Population: 720 000 (World bank est.2014)
Religions: Christian (90%), Others (10%)
Independence day: 12 October 1968 from Spain
Structure of Government:
Executive: The President is elected by absolute majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term). The President appoints the Prime Ministers and the Council of Ministers.
Legislative: Bicameral Parliament consisting of a Senate and a House of People's Representatives whose members are elected for a 5-year term.
Judicial: The Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court are the highest courts.
Foreign policy: Equatorial Guinea is a member of UN, AU, CEMAC, FAO, WHO, IMF,ILO, WTO (observer country), WIPO, UNESCO, IOM, etc
GDP: 11.7 billion Euros (IMF est.2013)
Main economic resources: Oil, natural gas, coffee, cocoa, rice, palm oil, bananas, etc
Major Trading Partners: USA, Italy, Spain, South Korea, China, France, etc
Mixed system of civil and customary law.
International: United Nations Treaty Series Online collection
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