Equatorial Guinea People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 359,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.6% Rio Muni— 269,546 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.6%; Bioko—89,849 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.6%

Nationality noun—Equatorial Guinean(s); adjective—Equatorial Guinean

Ethnic divisions: indigenous population of Bioko, primarily Bubi. some Fernandinos, of Rio Muni, primarily Fang_; less than I 000 Europeans, primarily Spanish

Religion: natives all nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic; some pagan practices retained

Language· Spanish (official), pidgin English, Fang

Infant mortality rate: 142.9/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy men 44.4, women 47 6

Literacy. 55%

Labor force: most involved in subsistence agriculture; labor shortages on plantations

NOTE: The information regarding Equatorial Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Equatorial Guinea 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Equatorial Guinea 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.