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{{Infobox Country or territory
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|native_name = ''República de Guinea Ecuatorial''<br/>''République de Guinea Équatoriale''<br/>''República da Guiné Equatorial''<br/>Republic of Equatorial Guinea
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- |common_name = Equatorial Guinea
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- |image_flag = Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg
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- |image_coat = Equatorial Guinea coa.png
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- |image_map = LocationEquatorialGuinea.svg
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- |national_motto = ''"Unidad, Paz, Justicia"''{{spaces|2}}<small>(Spanish)<br/>"Unity, Peace, Justice"</small>
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- |national_anthem = ''Caminemos pisando la senda''
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- |official_languages = Spanish, French, Portuguese<sup>1</sup>
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- |capital = Malabo
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- |latd=3 |latm=21 |latNS=N |longd=8 |longm=40 |longEW=E
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- |largest_city = capital
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- |government_type = Republic
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- |leader_title1 = President
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- |leader_title2 = Prime Minister
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- |leader_name1 = Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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- |leader_name2 = Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
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- |area_rank = 144th
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- |area_magnitude = 1 E10
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- |area = 28,051
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- |areami² = 10,828 <!--Do not remove per WP:MOSNUM—>
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- |percent_water = negligible
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- |population_estimate = 504,000
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- |population_estimate_rank = 166th
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- |population_estimate_year = July 2005 <!--UN WPP—>
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- |population_census =
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- |population_density = 18
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- |population_densitymi² = 47 <!--Do not remove per WP:MOSNUM—>
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- |population_density_rank = 187th
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- |GDP_PPP_year = 2005
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- |GDP_PPP = $25.69 billion <!--List of countries by GDP (PPP)—>
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- |GDP_PPP_rank = 112th
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- |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $50,200 <!--List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita—>
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- |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 2nd
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- |sovereignty_type = Independence
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- |established_event1 = from Spain
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- |established_date1 = October 12 1968
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- |HDI = {{decrease}}0.653
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- |HDI_rank = 120th
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- |HDI_year = 2004
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- |HDI_category = <font color="#ffcc00">medium</font>
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- |currency = CFA franc
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- |currency_code = XAF
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- |country_code =
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- |time_zone = WAT
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- |utc_offset = +1
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- |time_zone_DST = not observed
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- |utc_offset_DST = +1
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- |cctld = .gq
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- |calling_code = 240
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- |footnote1 = http://www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf <!--las lenguas oficiales de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial son el español y el francés(modified 4 article of the Constitution in 1998), in English :Constitutional Law which amends article 4 of the Fundamental Law of the State, establishing that "the official languages of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are Spanish and French. The aboriginal languages are recognized as integral parts of the national culture" (Constitutional Law No. 1/1998 of 21 January)—>
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- '''Equatorial Guinea''', officially the '''Republic of Equatorial Guinea''', is a country in [[Central Africa]]. One of the smallest countries in continental [[Africa]], Equatorial Guinea is comprised of a mainland territory known as [[Río Muni]] (including several offshore islands); the island of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó), where the capital, Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel) is located; and the island of Annobón in the South [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is bordered by [[Cameroon]] on the north, [[Gabon]] on the south and east, and the [[Gulf of Guinea]] on the west, where the island nation of [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] is located. Formerly the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[colony]] of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name is suggestive of its location near both the [[equator]] and the Gulf of Guinea. It is the only country in mainland Africa where Spanish is an official language, excluding the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the UN recognized but Moroccan occupied Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara).
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- Equatorial Guinea is the smallest country, in terms of population, in continental Africa, though [[Seychelles]] and [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] are smaller in terms of area. It is also the smallest [[United Nations]] member from continental Africa. The discovery of sizable [[petroleum|oil]] reserves in recent years is altering the economic and political status of the country.
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- ==History==
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- The first inhabitants of the continental region that is now Equatorial Guinea are believed to have been [[Pygmies]], of whom only isolated pockets remain in northern Río Muni. Bantu migrations between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries brought the coastal tribes and later the Fang. Elements of the latter may have generated the Bubi, who emigrated to Bioko from Cameroon and Rio Muni in several waves and succeeded former Neolithic populations. The Bubi were the very first human inhabitants of Bioko Island. The Annobon population, native to Angola, was introduced by the Portuguese via São Tomé Island ([[São Tomé and Príncipe]]).
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- The Portuguese explorer, Fernão do Pó, seeking a route to India, is credited with having discovered the island of Bioko in 1472. He called it ''Formosa'' ("Beautiful"), but it quickly took on the name of its European discoverer. The islands of Fernando Pó and Annobón were colonized by Portugal in 1474. The Portuguese retained control until 1778, when the island, adjacent islets, and commercial rights to the mainland between the Niger and Ogoue Rivers were ceded to Spain in exchange for territory in the American continent (Treaty of El Pardo, between Queen Maria I of Portugal and King Charles III of Spain). From 1827 to 1843, [[United Kingdom|Britain]] established a base on the island to combat the [slave trade]]. The mainland portion, Rio Muni, became a protectorate in 1885 and a colony in 1900. Conflicting claims to the mainland were settled in 1900 by the Treaty of Paris, and periodically, the mainland territories were united administratively under Spanish rule. Between 1926 and 1959 they were united as the colony of Spanish Guinea.
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- ==Politics==
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- [[Image:Equatorialguineamap.png|thumb|left|300px|Map of Equatorial Guinea]]
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- The current president of Equatorial Guinea is [[Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]]. The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives Obiang extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections. Obiang retains his role as commander in chief of the armed forces and minister of defense, and he maintains close supervision of the military activity. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and operates under powers designated by the President. The Prime Minister coordinates government activities in areas other than foreign affairs, national defense and security.
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- On December 15, 2002,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200212160112.html |title=Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Sure to Win As Opposition Quits Poll |publisher=allAfrica |date=2002-12-16}}</ref> Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election. Obiang won an election widely considered fraudulent by members of the Western press.
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- Diplomats and even ministers have been caught smuggling drugs, sometimes using diplomatic bags and even the president's baggage on state trips. The incumbent president has never equalled the bloodthirsty reputation of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema whom he overthrew. On Christmas of 1975, Macías had 150 alleged coup plotters executed to the sound of a band playing Mary Hopkin's tune ''Those Were the Days'' in a national stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/35/238.html |title=Oil Gives African Nation a Chance for Change |publisher=The Washington Post |date=2001-05-13}}</ref>
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- A huge proportion of the £370 million revenue is confiscated by the president while most of the 500,000 subjects subsist on less than a dollar a day, sewage runs through the streets of the capital [[Malabo]], and there is no public transport and little running water or electricity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2340345,00.html |title=Playboy waits for his African throne |publisher=The Sunday Times |date=2006-09-03}}</ref>
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- According to a March 2004 [[BBC]] profile,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3516588.stm |title=Profile: Equatorial Guinea's great survivor |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-03-17}}</ref> politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son, Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces. The tension may be rooted in power shift arising from the dramatic increase in oil production which has occurred since 1997.
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- A November 2004 report<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/26/1093518010003.html |title=Thatcher faces 15 years in prison |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2004-08-27}}</ref> named [[Mark Thatcher]] as a financial backer of a March 2004 attempt to topple Obiang organized by [[Simon Mann]]. Various accounts also name Britain's [[MI6]], the [[CIA]], and Spain as having been tacit supporters of the coup attempt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundayherald.com/print44412 |title=The US knew, Spain knew, Britain knew. Whose coup was it? |publisher=Sunday Herald |date=2004-08-29}}</ref> Nevertheless, the [[Amnesty International]] report released in June 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR240052005?open&of=ENG-GNQ |title=Equatorial Guinea, A trial with too many flaws |publisher=Amnesty International |date=2005-06-07}}</ref>
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- on the ensuing trial of those allegedly involved highlights the prosecution's failure to produce conclusive evidence that a coup attempt had actually taken place.
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- ==Provinces==
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- [[Image:Equatorial Guinea provinces numbered.png|right|thumb|250px|Provinces of Equatorial Guinea]]
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- Equatorial Guinea is divided into seven [[province]]s (capitals appear in parentheses):
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- #[[Annobón Province]] ([[San Antonio de Palé]])
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- #[[Bioko Norte Province]] ([[Malabo]])
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- #[[Bioko Sur Province]] ([[Luba, Equatorial Guinea|Luba]])
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- #[[Centro Sur Province]] ([[Evinayong]])
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- #[[Kié-Ntem Province]] ([[Ebebiyín]])
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- #[[Litoral Province (Equatorial Guinea)|Litoral Province]] ([[Bata, Equatorial Guinea|Bata]])
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- #[[Wele-Nzas Province]] ([[Mongomo]])
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==Economy==
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Pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on [[cocoa]] production for hard currency earnings. It had the highest per capita income of Africa in 1959.
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The discovery of large oil reserves in 1996 and its subsequent exploitation have contributed to a dramatic increase in government revenue. [[As of 2004]],<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1101-2004Sep6.html</ref> Equatorial Guinea is the third-largest oil producer in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. Its oil production has risen to 360,000 barrels/day, up from 220,000 only two years earlier.
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Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. The deterioration of the rural economy under successive brutal regimes has diminished any potential for agriculture-led growth.
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Despite a per capita GDP (PPP) of more than US$30,000<ref>[http://imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2005/02/data/dbcoutm.cfm?SD=2004&ED=2004&R1=1&R2=1&CS=3&SS=2&OS=C&DD=0&OUT=1&C=512-941-914-446-612-666-614-672-311-946-213-137-911-962-193-674-122-676-912-548-313-556-419-678-513-181-316-682-913-684-124-273-339-921-638-948-514-686-218-688-963-518-616-728-223-558-516-138-918-353-748-196-618-278-522-692-622-694-156-142-624-449-626-564-628-283-228-853-924-288-233-293-632-566-636-964-634-182-238-453-662-968-960-922-423-714-935-862-128-716-611-456-321-722-243-965-248-718-469-724-253-576-642-936-643-961-939-813-644-199-819-184-172-524-132-361-646-362-648-364-915-732-134-366-652-734-174-144-328-146-258-463-656-528-654-923-336-738-263-578-268-537-532-742-944-866-176-369-534-744-536-186-429-925-178-746-436-926-136-466-343-112-158-111-439-298-916-927-664-846-826-299-542-582-443-474-917-754-544-698&S=PPPPC&CMP=0&x=18&y=9IMF World Economic Outlook IMF Database, September 2005]</ref> (CIA Factbook $50,200<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html</ref>) which is as of 2006 the [[List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita|second highest]] in the world (after [[Luxembourg]]), Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st out of 177 countries on the [[United Nations]] [[Human Development Index]].
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In July 2004, the U.S. Senate published an investigation into [[Riggs Bank]], a Washington-based bank into which most of Equatorial Guinea's oil revenues were paid until recently, and which also banked for [[Chile]]'s [[Augusto Pinochet]]. The Senate report, as to Equatorial Guinea, showed that at least $35 million were siphoned off by Obiang, his family and senior officials of his regime. The president has denied any wrongdoing. While Riggs Bank in February 2005 paid $9 million as restitution for its banking for Chile's Augusto Pinochet, no restitution was made with regard to Equatorial Guinea, as reported in detail in an Anti-Money Laundering Report from [[Inner City Press]].<ref>http://www.innercitypress.org/finwatch.html</ref>
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On August 9, 2006, ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'' published an article by [[Ken Silverstein]] highlighting Obiang's recent connections with the [[U.S. State Department]] and [[Independence Federal Savings Bank]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.harpers.org/sb-obiangs-banking-again-1155053056.html |title=Obiang's Banking Again: State Department and Washington insiders help a dictator get what he wants |date=2006-08-09 |publisher=Harper's Magazine}}</ref>
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While Equatorial Guinea is currently one of the largest producers of oil in Africa, few improvements have been made to the living conditions of the people and most people live in poverty.
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==Demographics==
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[[Image:bubi_children.jpg|thumb|left|Equatorial Guinean children of Bubi descent.]]
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{{main|Demographics of Equatorial Guinea}}
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The majority of the people of Equatorial Guinea are of [[Bantu]] origin. The largest tribe, the [[Beti-Pahuin#Fang|Fang]], is indigenous to the mainland, but substantial migration to [[Bioko Island]] has resulted in Fang dominance over the earlier Bantu inhabitants. The Fang constitute 80 percent of the population and are themselves divided into 67 clans. Those in the northern part of Rio Muni speak Fang-Ntumu, while those in the south speak Fang-Okah; the two dialects have differences but are mutually intelligible. Dialects of Fang are also spoken in parts of neigboring Cameroon (Bulu)and Gabon.  These dialects, while still intelligible, are more distinct.  The Bulu Fang of Cameroon were traditional rivals of Fang in Rio Muni.  (The [[Bubi]], who constitute 15 percent of the population, are indigenous to Bioko Island.  The traditional demarcation line between Fang and beach tribes was the village of Niefang (limit of the fang) inland from Bata. 
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[[Image:Fang in Equatorial Guinea.jpg|thumb|right|Equatorial Guinean children of Fang descent.]]
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In addition, there are coastal tribes, sometimes referred to as "Playeros" (''Beach People'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]): [[Ndowe]]s, [[Bujeba]]s, [[Balengue]]s, (Kombi)s, and [[Benga]]s on the mainland and small islands, and "Fernandinos," a [[Creole peoples|Creole]] community, on Bioko. Together, these groups compose five percent of the population. Some Europeans (largely of [[Spanish people|Spanish]] or [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] descent) – among them mixed with African ethnicity – also live in the nation. Most Spaniards left after independence. There is a growing number of foreigners from neighboring [[Cameroon]], [[Nigeria]], and [[Gabon]]. Equatorial Guinea received [[Asians]] and black Africans from other countries as workers on [[cocoa]] and [[coffee]] plantations. Other black Africans came from [[Liberia]], [[Angola]], and [[Mozambique]], and Asians are mostly [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] . Equatorial Guinea also allowed many fortune-seeking European settlers of other nationalities, including [[Britons|British]], [[French people|French]] and [[Germans]]. After independence, thousands of Equatorial Guineans went to Spain. Another 100,000 Equatorial Guineans went to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria because of the dictatorship of [[Francisco Macías Nguema]]. Some of its communities also live in [[Brazil]], some Spanish-speaking [[Latin America|Latin American]] nations, the [[United States]], Portugal, and [[France]].
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[[Petroleum|Oil extraction]] has contributed to a doubling of the population in Malabo.
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== Official languages ==
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The Constitutional Law which amends article 4 of the Fundamental Law of the State, establishes that "the official languages of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are Spanish and French. The aboriginal languages are recognized as integral parts of the national culture" (Constitutional Law No. 1/1998 of 21 January). The great majority of Equatorial Guineans speak Spanish<ref name=obi>[http://actualidad.terra.es/internacional/articulo/obiang_comunidad_naciones_1710388.htm "Obiang convierte al portugués en tercer idioma oficial para entrar en la Comunidad lusófona de Naciones"], ''Terra''. 13-07-2007</ref>, especially those living in the capital, [[Malabo]]. Spanish has been an official language since 1844. In July 2007, President Teodoro Obiang Ngumema announced his government's decision for [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] to become Equatorial Guinea's third official language, in order to meet the requirements to apply for full membership of the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]] (CPLP). This upgrading from its current Associate Observer condition would result in Equatorial Guinea being able to access several professional and academic exchange programs and the facilitation of cross-border circulation of citizens. Its application is currently being assessed by other CPLP members.<ref name=obi/>
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==Culture==
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{{main|Culture of Equatorial Guinea}}
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Several cultural dispersion and literacy organizations are located in the country, founded chiefly with the financial support of the Spanish government.  The country has one [[university]], the Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) with a campus in [[Malabo]] and a Faculty of Medicine located in [[Bata, Equatorial Guinea|Bata]] on the mainland.  The Bata Medical School is supported principally by the government of [[Cuba]] and staffed by Cuban medical educators and physicians.
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==Mass media==
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The most dominant form of [[mass media]] in the country is the three state-operated [[FM radio]] stations. There are also five [[shortwave]] radio stations.
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A July 2003 article from the BBC<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3098007.stm |title=Equatorial Guinea's "God" |publisher=BBC News |date=2003-07-26}}</ref> points out there are no daily newspapers in the country and described how a [[Beti-Pahuin#Fang|Fang]] program called "Bidze-Nduan" ("Bury the Fire") on a widely listened-to state radio station declared that Obiang was "in permanent contact with the Almighty"; a presidential aide on the show also said:
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Most of the media companies practise heavy self-censorship, and are banned by law from criticising public figures. The state owned media and the main private radio station are under the directorship of [[Teodorin Nguema Obiang]], the president's son. Some media-related statistics from ''[[The World Factbook]]'' are summarized in a section on [[communications in Equatorial Guinea]].
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''The county has been chosen to co-host the [[2012_African_Cup_of_Nations|2012 African Nations Cup]] in partnership with neighboring [[Gabon]].''
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*[[Equatorial Guinea national football team]]
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==Equatorial Guinea in fiction==
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See [[Frederick Forsyth]]'s ''[[The Dogs of War (novel)|The Dogs of War]]'' article "Trivia."
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Fernando Póo (now Bioko) is featured prominently in the 1975 [[science fiction]] work ''[[The Illuminatus! Trilogy]]'' by [[Robert Shea]] and [[Robert Anton Wilson]]. The island (and, in turn, the country) experience a series of coups in the story which lead the world to the verge of nuclear war. The trilogy also establishes that Fernando Póo is the last remaining piece of the sunken continent of [[Atlantis]].
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Most of the action in [[Robin Cook (novelist)|Robin Cook]]'s book, ''[[Chromosome 6 (novel)|Chromosome 6]]'', takes place in Equatorial Guinea, where an international biochemical corporation, "GenSys," established a primate research facility due to the permissive laws of the country. The book indicates something of the geography, history and people of Equatorial Guinea.
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==See also==
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*[[:Category:Equatoguinean people]]
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*[[Communications in Equatorial Guinea]]
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*[[Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea]]
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*[[List of Equatorial Guinea-related topics]]
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*[[Military of Equatorial Guinea]]
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*[[Scouting in Equatorial Guinea]]
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*[[Transport in Equatorial Guinea]]
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==Notes and references==
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{{factbook}}
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==Books==
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*[[Max Liniger-Goumaz]], ''Small is not Always Beautiful: The Story of Equatorial Guinea'' (French 1986, translated 1989) ISBN 0-389-20861-2
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*[[Ibrahim K. Sundiata]], ''Equatorial Guinea: Colonialism, State Terror, and the Search for Stability'' (1990, Boulder: Westview Press) ISBN 0-8133-0429-6
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* [[Robert Klitgaard]]. 1990. ''Tropical Gangsters''. New York: Basic Books. (World Bank economist tries to assist pre-oil Equatorial Guinea -clever book, factual account)
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* [[D.L. Claret ]]. ''Cien años de evangelización en Guinea Ecuatorial (1883-1983)/ One Hundred Years of Evangelism in Equatorial Guinea'' (1983, Barcelona: Claretian Missionaries)
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* [[Adam Roberts]], ''The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa'' (2006, PublicAffairs) ISBN 1-58648-371-4
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==External links==
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{{sisterlinks|Equatorial Guinea}}
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* [http://guinea-equatorial.com/ Official Government of Equatorial Guinea website] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[English language|English]])
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* [http://www.ceiba-guinea-ecuatorial.org/ Institutional web site of Equatorial Guinea] (Spanish, [[French language|French]], English)
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* [http://www.guinea-ecuatorial.org/index.php Opposition Website] ("Government in Exile" - Evolved party from ruling government prior to the coup d'état that lead to the Independence of 1968) (Spanish)
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* [http://www.ecaligiuri.com/index2.php Honorary Consulate of Equatorial Guinea in Romania] (Spanish) (Romanian) (English)
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===News===
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*[http://allafrica.com/equatorialguinea/ allAfrica - ''Equatorial Guinea''] news headline links (English, French)
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*[http://www.guinea-ecuatorial.net/ms/main.asp  Guinea-Ecuatorial.net] (Spanish, some French)
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* http://www.icex.es/staticFiles/GuineaEcuatorial_6814_.pdf (Spanish)
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===Overviews and directories===
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023151.stm BBC News Country Profile - ''Equatorial Guinea'']
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*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html CIA World Factbook - ''Equatorial Guinea'']
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*[http://dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Equatorial_Guinea/ Open Directory Project - ''Equatorial Guinea''] directory category
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*[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/eqg.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Equatorial Guinea''] directory category
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*[http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Equatorial_Guinea/ The Index on Africa - ''Equatorial Guinea'']
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*[http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Eq_Guinea.html University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: ''Equatorial Guinea''] directory category
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*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Equatorial_Guinea/ Yahoo! - ''Equatorial Guinea''] directory category
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* http://www.iradier.org/colaboracion5.htm (Spanish)
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==="Ethnic" groups===
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* [http://www.thebubis.com/ The Bubis of Fernando Po] The history of first inhabitants of Bioko Island, now an endangered people
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* [http://www.culturabubi.org/ Cultura Bubi]
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* [http://www.thebubis.com/ Cultures de Mon: Los Bubis]
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* [http://www.pygmies.info/ African Pygmies] Culture and music of the first inhabitants of Equatorial Guinea, with photos and ethnographic notes
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===Tourism===
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===Economy===
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*[http://www.fairfinancewatch.org/africa.html#obiang Equatorial Guinea Banking Issues, from the Fair Finance Watch]
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*[http://www.ecaligiuri.com/inversionenguinea.pdf# Equatorial Guinea Investment Opportunities] in Spanish
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*[http://www.uvm.edu/~shali/OliveraAli.pdf Can Corporate Power Transform Equatorial Guinea and Angola?]
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===Spain and Africa===
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*[http://www.mae.es/es/Home/planafrica.htm Spanish Embassy's Plan for African 2006-2008]
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Revision as of 23:44, 27 July 2007


{{Infobox Country or territory |native_name = República de Guinea Ecuatorial
République de Guinea Équatoriale
República da Guiné Equatorial
Republic of Equatorial Guinea - |common_name = Equatorial Guinea - |image_flag = Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg - |image_coat = Equatorial Guinea coa.png - |image_map = LocationEquatorialGuinea.svg - |national_motto = "Unidad, Paz, Justicia" (Spanish)
"Unity, Peace, Justice"
- |national_anthem = Caminemos pisando la senda - |official_languages = Spanish, French, Portuguese1 - |capital = Malabo - |latd=3 |latm=21 |latNS=N |longd=8 |longm=40 |longEW=E - |largest_city = capital - |government_type = Republic - |leader_title1 = President - |leader_title2 = Prime Minister - |leader_name1 = Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo - |leader_name2 = Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea - |area_rank = 144th - |area_magnitude = 1 E10 - |area = 28,051 - |areami² = 10,828