Communications of Equatorial Guinea

Telephones - main lines in use: 10,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 96,900 (2005)
Telephone system: general assessment: poor system with adequate government services
domestic: NA
international: country code - 240; international communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001)
Radios: 180,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2001)
Televisions: 4,000 (1997)
Internet country code: .gq
Internet hosts: 19 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2002)
Internet users: 5,000 (2005)

Equatorial Guinea Quickstats

  • Population: 551,201 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 28,051 sq km
  • Density: 18 /km² (187th)
  • GDP (total): $25.69 billion (112th)
  • GDP (per capita): $50,200 (2nd)
  • Literacy: 85.7%

Languages of Equatorial Guinea

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  • Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
  • Dial code: +240

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