Republic of Equatorial Guinea
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Motto:
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Anthem: Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad (Spanish)
Let us walk the paths of our immense felicity |
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Location of Equatorial Guinea (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey) |
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Capital |
Malabob 3°45′N 8°47′E / 3.750°N 8.783°E |
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Largest city | Bata | ||||
Official languages |
Spanish (national language) French Portuguese |
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Recognised regional languages |
Fang |
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Ethnic groups (1994) |
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Demonym |
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Government | Dominant-party presidential republic | ||||
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | |||||
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue | |||||
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue | |||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||
Senate | |||||
Chamber of Deputies | |||||
Independence | |||||
• from Spain
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12 October 1968 | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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28,050 km2 (10,830 sq mi) (144th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2015 estimate
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1,222,442 | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$31.769 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$38,699 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$11.638 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$14,176 | ||||
HDI (2014) |
0.587 medium · 138th |
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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 | ||||
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– 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[update], 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.