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Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has 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.
Malabo is the oldest city in Equatorial Guinea. Ciudad de la Paz is a planned community under construction in mainland Equatorial Guinea which was designed to replace Malabo as the capital. The institutions of governance of Equatorial Guinea began the process of locating to Ciudad de la Paz in February 2017. [4]
The president of Equatorial Guinea is the head of state of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea. The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968.
Equatorial Guinea has other largely unexploited human and natural resources, including a tropical climate, fertile soils, rich expanses of water, deepwater ports, and an untapped, if unskilled, source of labor. [11] Following independence in 1968, the country suffered under a repressive dictatorship for 11 years, which devastated the economy. [11]
Signing of the independence of Equatorial Guinea by the then Spanish minister Manuel Fraga together with the new Equatorial Guinean president Macías Nguema on October 12, 1968. In March 1968, under pressure from Equatoguinean nationalists and the United Nations , Spain announced that it would grant independence to Equatorial 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 a unitary republic located on the west coast of Africa which is divided into eight provinces, 19 districts (distritos) and 32 municipalities (municipios). [1] These are organized as shown in the following table. Municipalities that are the capitals of their respective provinces are shown in bold.