EQUATORIAL GUINEA
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
465,746 (January 2000 est.) 
Ethnic groups:
Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish 
Religions:
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, African Traditional Religious practices 
Languages:
Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Igbo 
 

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 3
Diocesan Priests: 43
Religious Priests: 52
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 36
Professed Religious women: 222
Members of Secular Institute (Men): -
Members of Secular Institute (Women): 3
Lay Missionaries: 7
Catechists: 1,956

(As at 31 December, 1997)