EQUATORIAL GUINEA

COUNTRY STATS



CAPITAL: MALABO
POPULATION: 504,000
LANGUAGE: FRENCH/SPANISH
BELOW POVERTY: 77%
ACCESS TO WATER: 43%
ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION: 51%
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME: $33,767
CHRISTIAN: 99%

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NAZARENE GLOBAL MISSIONS

In October 2014, the Africa Lusophone Field expanded to include all of the region's Portuguese-speaking countries. While Spanish is the primary official language in Equatorial Guinea, Portuguese was also approved to be one of the official languages in recent years.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

NEWS
The authoritarian regime ruling Equatorial Guinea has one of the worst human rights records in the world, consistently ranking among the "worst of the worst" in Freedom House's annual survey of political and civil rights.  Human trafficking is a significant problem, with the US Trafficking in Persons Report, 2012, stating that "Equatorial Guinea is a source and destination for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking." The report rates Equatorial Guinea as a "Tier 3" country, the lowest (worst) ranking: "Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so."


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