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Equatorial Guinea, today.
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Official Name :

REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)

Land Area: 26,016 square kilometres / 10,042 square miles.
Population: 535,900 (est 2005). Density 20.6 persons per square kilometre.
Languages: Spanish and French (both official), Fang, Bubi, Kombe, Bujeba, others.
Religions: Christian 85%, Traditional 15%.
Capital: Malabo. Population 31,000
Currency: CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes.
Political: Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule with Macias the first president, he was overthrown in a coup led by his nephew Obiang Nguem Mbasogo in 1979. Mbasogo has ruled the tiny country ever since. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 and 2002 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 legislative elections - were widely seen as being flawed. 2004 saw another coup attemp in this oil rich country, involving the bumbling ex-UK Prime Minister Thatcher's son was foiled at the 11th hour.
Geography: Equatorial Guinea is composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands and is one of the smallest countries on the African continent. The five Islands are Bioko, Annobon, Corislo, Elobey Granoe and Elobey Chico (the last two collectively called Islas de Elobey) in the Gulf of Guinea. Mangrove swamps bordering the coastal strip are backed by the dense forest of the African plateau rising eastwards towards the Gabonese border. Rugged terrain and cataracts typify the southern half of the island of Bioko.

National Flag - Ratio 2:3 Climate in Malabo - elevation 443m/1456ft Position in Africa
National flag of Equatorial Guinea Climate graph of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Map showing the position of Equatorial Guinea in Africa

 

 
 
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