Equatorial Guinea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
République de Guinée équatoriale República da Guiné Equatorial |
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Motto: "Unity, Peace, Justice"
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Anthem: Let us walk the path of our immense happiness
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![]() Location of Equatorial Guinea (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey) |
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Capital | Malabo 3°45′N 8°47′E / 3.750°N 8.783°E |
Largest city | Bata |
Official languages | Spanish French Portuguese |
Recognised regional languages |
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National language | Spanish (administrative) |
Ethnic groups
(1994)
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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 | |
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue | |
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 | |
• 2009 estimate
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676,000 (166th) |
• Density
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24.1/km2 (62.4/sq mi) (187th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
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$24.146 billion |
• Per capita
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$34,824 (22nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
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$14.006 billion |
• Per capita
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$20,200 |
HDI (2010) | ![]() low · 117th |
Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST)
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UTC+1 (not observed) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | 240 |
ISO 3166 code | GQ |
Internet TLD | .gq |
a. Including Equatoguinean Spanish (Español ecuatoguineano).
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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. In the past, it was the Spanish colony of Spanish Guinea. 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 is the only country in Africa where Spanish is an official language.
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.
Images for kids
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Portuguese rule in Equatorial Guinea lasted from the arrival of Fernão do Pó (Fernando Pó) in 1472 until the 1778 Treaty of El Pardo
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Corisco in 1910
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Signing of the independence of Equatorial Guinea by the then Spanish minister Manuel Fraga together with the new Equatorial Guinean president Macías Nguema on 12 October 1968
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Francisco Macías Nguema, first president of Equatorial Guinea in 1968, became a dictator until he was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1979.
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Obiang and U.S. president Obama with their wives in 2014
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Malabo International Airport (Aeropuerto de Malabo in Spanish), en Punta Europa, island of Bioko
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Floral inscription with the name of the country in Spanish in Malabo
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The port of Malabo