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# Equatorial Guinea

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República de Guinea Ecuatorial
République de la Guinée Équatoriale

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National motto: Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish: (Unity, Peace, Justice)
Official language | Spanish, French
Capital and Largest City | Malabo
Capital's coordinates | N 3° 21′ E 8° 40′
President | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Prime Minister | Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó
Area - Total - % water | Ranked 141st 28,051 km² Negligible
Population - Total (July 2004) - Density | Ranked 159th 523,051 18.6/km²
GDP (PPP) - Total (Year) - GDP/head | Ranked 182nd $1,200 million $2,700 (CIA Factbook) By IMF GDP (PPP) per capita is $33,994 and rank is 6.
HDI (2003) | 0.655 (121st) – medium
Currency | CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone | UTC +1
Independence - Date | From Spain October 12, 1968
National anthem | Caminemos pisando la senda
Internet TLD | .gq
Calling Code | 240

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in west central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in Africa. It borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west. It used to be the Spanish colony of Spanish Guinea. The country's territory is both on the continent and on islands. (The continental part is known as Río Muni). On one island, Bioko, is the capital, Malabo.

Equatorial Guinea is the only country in Africa where Spanish is an official language.

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Countries and territories of Africa
Independent: Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Somaliland | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Western Sahara | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Governed by other countries: Canary Islands | Ceuta and Melilla | Madeira Islands | Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena and dependencies

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