Equatorial Guinea
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale former: Spanish Guinea |
| Gevernment type | republic |
| Capital |
name: Malabo
geographic coordinates: 3 45 N, 8 47 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice) |
| Currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Internet country code | .gq |
| Ports and terminals | Malabo |
| Agriculture products | coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber |
| Industries | petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas |
| Geography |
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon |
| Coordinates | 2 00 N, 10 00 E |
| Continent | Africa |
| Area |
total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 539 km
border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km |
| Coastline | 296 km |
| Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
| Terrain | coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
| Natural hazards | violent windstorms, flash floods |
| People |
| Population | 540,109 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish |
| Religions | nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices |
| Languages | Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo |
