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Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea República de Guinea EcuatorialLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Category handler/data' not found. (in Spanish) République de Guinée équatorialeLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Category handler/data' not found. (in French) República da Guiné EquatorialLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Category handler/data' not found. (in Portuguese) | |
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![]() Location of Equatorial Guinea (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) | |
Capital | Malabo Template-specific style sheet: |
Official languages | Spanish French Portuguese |
Spanish (administrative) | |
Ethnic groups (1994[1]) | 85.7% Fang 6.5% Bubi 3.6% Mdowe 1.6% Annobon 1.1% Bujeba 1.4% other (Spanish) |
Demonym(s) | Equatoguinean, Equatorial Guinean |
Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | |
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue | |
Independence | |
• from Spain | 12 October 1968 |
Area | |
• Total | 28,050 km2 (10,830 sq mi) (144th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 676,000[2] (166th) |
• Density | 24.1/km2 (62.4/sq mi) (187th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $24.146 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $34,824[3] (22nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $14.006 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $20,200[3] |
HDI (2010) | ![]() low · 117th |
Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (not observed) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | 240 |
ISO 3166 code | GQ |
Internet TLD | .gq |
a. Including Equatoguinean Spanish (Español ecuatoguineano). |
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in west central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in Africa. It borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west. The country's territory is both on the continent and on islands. The continental part is known as Río Muni. On one island, Bioko, is the capital, Malabo.
Equatorial Guinea and the peoples living there were colonized by Spain. Spanish is an official language because of this.[5]
Provinces
Equatorial Guinea is divided into seven provinces (capitals appear in parentheses):
- Annobón (San Antonio de Palé)
- Bioko Norte (Rebola)
- Bioko Sur (Luba)
- Centro Sur (Evinayong)
- Kié-Ntem (Ebebiyín)
- Litoral (Bata)
- Wele-Nzas (Mongomo)
The provinces are further divided into districts.
References
- ↑ "Cia World Factbook; Equatorial Guinea". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html.
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations. http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 World Development Indicators database, World Bank, accessed on 23 August 2011.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2009. Human development index trends: Table G" (PDF). United Nations. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ↑ Sundiata, Ibrahim K. (1990). Equatorial Guinea : colonialism, state terror, and the search for stability. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. pp. 38-41. . . https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15860090.
Other websites
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