| COUNTRY FACTS: EQUATORIAL GUINEA | |
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| Name(official): | Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
| Name(short): | Equatorial Guinea |
| Capital City: | Malabo |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Click to enlarge
 Map of Equatorial Guinea |
| Coordinate: | 2 00 N, 10 00 E |
| Independence: | (From Spain) October 12; 1968. |
| President: | Brig. Gen.(rtd) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (President), Ricardo Mangue Obama NFUBEA (Prime Minister) |
| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 28 051sq.km. |
| Population: | 540 109 (July 2006est.) |
| People: | Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1 000 mostly Spanish. |
| Religion: | Christians(mostly Roman catholics), pagan practices. |
| Languages: | Spanish and French (official), Pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo. |
| Literacy: | 85.7%total, 93.3%male, 78.4%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | CFAF |
| GDP(per capita): | $50 200 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 4.63% |
| Agriculture: | Coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassva(tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts, livestock, timber. |
| Natural resources: | Petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay. |
| Embassy in Japan: |
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| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +240 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Malabo, Bata.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- ECCAS
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
7 provinces (provincias, singular- provincia): Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie Ntem, Litoral, Wele Nzas.