Equatorial Guinea Civil Registration

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Beginning Research
Record Types
Equatorial Guinea Background
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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

Offices to Contact

Official authorities in charge of registering births
Central Register of Notaries
Ministry of Justice, Worship and Correctional Institutions

Historical Background

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Regarding the child: Name, Date of birth, Sex, Weight at birth, Ethnicity, Date of registration, Place of occurrence [of the birth], Place of registration, Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth), Attendant at birth, Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.), Regarding the mother of the child:

Date of birth or age, Marital status, Ethnicity, Place of usual residence, Place/country of birth, Birth order parity, Date of marriage

Regarding the father of the child: Date of birth or age, Marital status, Ethnicity, Place of usual residence, Profession of parents, name of paternal and maternal grandparents [1]

References

  1. UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Democratic Republic of the Congo, accessed 5 August 2019. "Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."