Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

  EQUATORIAL GUINEA

A.  THE COUNTRY

The Republic of equatorial Guinea is a small enclave located in Central
Africa with several islands, including Bioko and Pegalu.  Their weak
multiparty democratic government needs greater freedom for opposition
parties.  Massive offshore oil revenues enriches a minority of foreign
investors and local elite, but the majority continue to live in poverty.
Corruption is a major problem.

B. THE PEOPLE

The population is ~700,000 and official language Spanish.  ~77% are
Bantu, ~19.5% Other African, ~3.2% Others (Spanish).

C. RELIGIONS AND CHRISTIANITY/PENTECOSTALISM

Religious freedom is increasing.  Beneath the surface of imposed
colonial Roman Catholicism lies the reality that animistic beliefs and
practices continue.  ~90% claim to be Christian, ~3.9% Muslim, ~3.1%
Ethnoreligionist, ~2.6% Non-religious, ~0.4% Baha’i.
In the Christian category:
~80.33% are Catholic, ~3.96% Independent, ~3.35% Protestant, ~1.8%
Unaffiliated, ~0,6% are considered ‘marginal’.  
Evangelicals represent ~4.4% of the population.
Charismatics represent ~6.3% and of those ~2% are Pentecostals.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org

Operation World, Jason Mandryk. Colorado Springs: Biblica Publishing, 2010

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