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Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  • República de Guinea Ecuatorial  (Spanish)
  • République de Guinée équatoriale  (French)
  • República da Guiné Equatorial  (Portuguese)
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
  • "Unidad, Paz, Justicia" (Spanish)
  • "Unity, Peace, Justice"
Anthem: Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad  (Spanish)
Let us walk the paths of our immense felicity
Location of  Equatorial Guinea  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Equatorial Guinea  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Capital Malabob
3°45′N 8°47′E / 3.750°N 8.783°E / 3.750; 8.783
Largest city Bata
Official languages Spanish (national language)
French
Portuguese
Recognised regional languages

Fang
Bube
Combe
Pidgin English
Annobonese,

Igbo
Ethnic groups (1994)
Demonym
  • Equatorial Guinean
  • Equatoguinean
Government Dominant-party presidential republic
• President
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
Legislature Parliament
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence
• from Spain
12 October 1968
Area
• Total
28,050 km2 (10,830 sq mi) (144th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate
1,222,442
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$31.769 billion
• Per capita
$38,699
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$11.638 billion
• Per capita
$14,176
HDI (2014) Increase 0.587
medium · 138th
Currency Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Calling code +240
ISO 3166 code GQ
Internet TLD .gq
  1. Including Equatoguinean Spanish (Español ecuatoguineano).
  2. Oyala (under construction).

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Fang
Bube
Combe
Pidgin English
Annobonese,

Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial,French: Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, French: République de Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial), is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. As of 2015, the country has an estimated population of over 1.2 million.

Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó) in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the site of the country's capital, Malabo. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. The mainland region, Río Muni, is bordered by Cameroon on the north and Gabon on the south and east. It is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, and Oyala, the country's planned future capital. Rio Muni also includes several small offshore islands, such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico. The country is a member of the African Union, Francophonie and the CPLP.


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