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Not to be confused with Guinea, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea.
| Republic of Equatorial Guinea República de Guinea Ecuatorial République de Guinée équatoriale República da Guiné Equatorial | |
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| Capital | Ciudad de la Paz |
| Largest city | Bata, Malabo |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic |
• President | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
• Vice President | Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue |
• Prime Minister | Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,050 km² |
| Population | |
• 2025 estimate | 1,795,834 |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Calling code | +240 |
| ISO 3166 code | GQ |
| Internet TLD | .gq |
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country in Central Africa with a western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. The country consists of a mainland, bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the south and east, and a series of islands, the largest being Biako.
History[edit | edit source]
Spanish colonial rule[edit | edit source]
Equatorial Guinea declared independence from Spain in 1968.[1]
Independence[edit | edit source]
Francisco Macías Nguema ruled from independence up until the 1979 coup in which he was killed by his nephew Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea ever since the 1979 coup with US backing, despite the regimes numerous human rights violations.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Zunes (2008-07-09). "African Dictatorships and Double-Standards" Black Agenda Report.