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Quick Facts
International migrants (2015): 10,800
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Statistics Expand all
A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics
- Criminal prison population
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 500 | 2015 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 650 | 2012 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
- Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 63 | 2015 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 95 | 2012 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics
- Population
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 845,000 | 2015 |
| United Nations Population Fund. State of World Population 2015, http://www.unfpa.org/fr/world-population-dashboard | |
- International migrants
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 10,800 | 2015 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
- International migrants as a percentage of the population
| Percentage | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 1.3 | 2015 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
- Refugees
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2016 |
| UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern | |
- Stateless persons
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2015 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home | |
Domestic Law Expand all
A. LEGAL TRADITION
Legal tradition Show sources
| Name | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| Civil law | 2017 |
| World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/ | |
| Customary law | 2017 |
| World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/ | |
International Law Expand all
1. Relevant international treaties and date of ratification
International treaties Show sources
| Name | Ratification Year |
|---|---|
| VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations | 1976 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | 2002 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | 1987 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 1987 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | 1984 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 2002 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child | 1992 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees | 1986 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children | 2003 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
| 9/19 |
|---|
Individual complaints procedure Show sources
| Name | Acceptance Year |
|---|---|
| ICCPR, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 | 1987 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 | 2009 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2/6 | 2017 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
2. Regional treaties, regulations, and directives
Regional legal instruments Show sources
| Name | Year of Ratification (Treaty) / Transposed (Directive) / Adoption (Regulation) |
|---|---|
| ACHPR, African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights | 1986 |
| African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Ratification Table: African Charter on Human and People's Rights, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/achpr/ratification/ | |
| ACRWC, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child | 2002 |
| Ratification Table: African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/child/ratification/. | |
| APRW, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) | 2009 |
| African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Ratification Table: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/women-protocol/ratification/ | |
4. Non treaty-based international human rights mechanisms
Relevant recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review Show sources
| Recomendation Issued | Year Issued | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2014 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review* Equatorial Guinea, A/HRC/27/13, 7 July 2014, p. 19, 22, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/equatorial_guinea/session_19_-_april_2014/a_hrc_27_13_e.pdf | ||
| Yes | 2014 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review* Equatorial Guinea, A/HRC/27/13 | ||
| Yes | 2010 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review* Equatorial Guinea, A/HRC/13/16, 4 January 2010, p.18 https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/equatorial_guinea/session_6_-_november_2009/ahrc1316equatorialguineae.pdf | ||
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Socio Economic Data Expand all
A. Economics and Development Indicators
Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) Show sources
| Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 18,918 | 2014 |
| The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$). | |
Unemployment Rate Show sources
| Unemployment Rate | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2014 | |
| The World Bank. Unemployment, total (% of total labor force), 2014 | |
Net official development assistance (ODA) (in millions USD) Show sources
| Net official development assistance (ODA) (in USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0.6 | 2014 |
| OECD - DAC, Net ODA in millions USD, 2014, http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats | |
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) Show sources
| Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) | UNDP four-tiered ranking | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | Medium | 2015 |
| Human Development Reports | ||
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