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Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea , its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea .
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located in west central Africa. Bioko Island lies about 40 kilometers (24.9 mi) from Cameroon . Annobón Island lies about 595 kilometres (370 mi) southwest of Bioko Island.
Equatorial Guinea – sovereign country located on the Gulf of Guinea in Middle Africa. [1] It is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa , and comprises two regions: Río Muni , continental region including several offshore islands; and Insular Region containing Annobón island in the South Atlantic Ocean , and Bioko island ...
Equatorial Guinea is the only African country where the Spanish language is official, though French is co-official (but rarely spoken). Swahili is widely used as an inter language in East Africa; its use for official and educational functions is greatest in Tanzania .
Malabo, on the north coast of the island, is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea. Bioko's population was 335,048 at the 2015 census [4] and it covers an area of 2,017 km 2 (779 sq mi). The island is part of the Cameroon line of volcanoes and is located off the Cameroon coast, in the Bight of Biafra portion of the Gulf of Guinea.
Malabo (/ m ə ˈ l ɑː b oʊ / mə-LAH-boh, Spanish: ⓘ; formerly Santa Isabel [ˈsantajsaˈβel] ⓘ) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko (Bube: Etulá, and as Fernando Pó by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a population of approximately 297,000 ...
Equatorial Guinea asked judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to reject Gabon's claim to several islands in potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea. The African ...
Equatorial Guinea is divided into two regions and eight provinces (Spanish: provincias, French: provinces, Portuguese: províncias). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The newest province is Djibloho , created in 2017 with its headquarters at Ciudad de la Paz , the country's future capital.