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Home Explore Pictures Stories ... Accommodation Search: Navigation: Home Explore Equatorial Guinea / Geography Geography of Equatorial Guinea Locations: A B C D ... Search Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Geographic coordinates: 2 00 N, 10 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total:  28,051 sq km land:  28,051 sq km water:  sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland Land boundaries: total:  539 km border countries:  Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km Coastline: 296 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone:  200 NM territorial sea:  12 NM Climate: tropical; always hot, humid Terrain: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic Elevation extremes: lowest point:  Atlantic Ocean m highest point:  Pico Basile 3,008 m Natural resources: oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium Land use: arable land:  permanent crops:  permanent pastures:  forests and woodland:  other:  41% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: violent windstorms, flash floods

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[Countries] Equatorial Guinea Background: Composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by ruthless leaders who have badly mismanaged the economy since independence from 190 years of Spanish rule in 1968. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 presidential and 1999 legislative elections were widely seen as being flawed. Equatorial Guinea Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Geographic coordinates: 2 00 N, 10 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 28,051 sq km land: 28,051 sq km water: sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland Land boundaries: total: 539 km border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km Coastline: 296 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; always hot, humid Terrain: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m

65. CTI Centre For Geography, Geology, And Meteorology: Equatorial Guinea Informatio about equatorial guinea (France); World Factbook 1999 (US). Home Places Commentsvia form or email cti@le.ac.uk . Page updated 17/09/99 © CTI geography, http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/places/equat.html

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Wikitravel Main Page About Help ... Log in The Free Travel Guide Printable version Equatorial Guinea From Wikitravel, the free travel guide. Flag Quick Facts Capital Malabo Government republic Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States Area total: 28,051 sq km water: sq km land: 28,051 sq km Population 498,144 (July 2002 est.) Language Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo Religion nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices This article is an import from the CIA World Factbook 2002. It's a starting point for creating a real Wikitravel country article according to our country article template . Please plunge forward and edit it. Composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands, Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. The tiny country, one of the smallest on the African continent, has been ruled by President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO since he seized power in a coup in 1979. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 and 2002 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 legislative elections - were widely seen as being flawed. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide")

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Arthropod surveys on Bioko, Equatorial Guinea Charles E. Griswold Schlinger Curator of Arachnida California Academy of Sciences and Research Professor of Biology San Francisco State University April 1999 Presented to Central African Regional Programs for the Environment (CARPE) INTRODUCTION References Coddington, J. in press. Progress in spider systematics. Systematic Biology. Griswold, C, 1991. Cladistic Biogeography of Afromontane Spiders. Australian Systematic Botany, 4(1): 73-89. Roth, V, 1992a. Preliminary list of spiders recorded from Madagascar with synonymies, present placement of species, and a partial bibliography. Unpublished Technical Report for Parc Nacional Ranomafana, pp.118. Roth, V, 1992b. Spiders of Ranomafana National Park and immediate area. Unpublished Technical Report for Parc Nacional Ranomafana, pp.113. Scharff, N. 1992. The linyphiid fauna of eastern Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae) distribution patterns, diversity, and endemism. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 45: 117-154. ARTHROPOD SURVEY PERSONNEL: Dabney, Mr. Keith D.

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Search for: Advanced Searches Services MBendi Business MBendi Travel Websites Advertising ... Subscriptions Other MBendi Clients Newsletter Logon / Register About MBendi ... Home Page Equatorial Guinea - General Information General Information Introduction Geography Politics ... Business Assistance More For This Country: - Map - Agriculture - Forestry - Travel - Fishing Industries: - Electrical Power - Mining - Oil And Gas Industry - Travel, Tourism and Recreation Regions: Country List World Africa Antarctica Asia Australasia Europe North America South America Directories: - Companies - Events - Employment - Facilities - Listed Companies - News - Organisations - Personalities - Projects - Publications - Stock Exchanges Business: - Employment - Internet Strategy - Opportunities - Tenders - Trade Services - Trade Leads General Information Capital(s): Malabo Population: Area: Currency: 1 CFA Franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes Language(s): Spanish Time Zone: GMT-2h00 ISO Code: GQ Dialing Code: Continent: Africa Introduction .This profile of Equatorial Guinea and doing business there is an overview. From the drop-down menus at the top of this page, you can access a wide range of additional business information on Equatorial Guinea provided both by clients and partners.

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Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus The Web eBooks loadkeyword("Equatorial Guinea"); Equatorial Guinea Encyclopedia Definition: Equatorial Guinea The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation of Central Africa . It borders on Cameroon Gabon , and the Gulf of Guinea . The capital is Malabo Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Republic of Equatorial Guinea) In Detail (Full size) National motto : Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Unity, Peace, Justice) Official language Spanish French Capital ... Malabo Capital's coordinates N 3°21'0" E 8°40'0" Largest City Malabo President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Prime Minister ... Area - Total - % water Ranked 141st Negligible Population - Total (2000) Density Ranked 159th GDP (PPP) - Total ( Year - GDP/head Ranked 182nd $1,200 million Currency CFA franc (XAF) Time zone UTC Independence - Date From Spain October 12 National anthem Caminemos Pisando la Senda de Nuestra Inmensa Felicidad ... Internet TLD .GQ Calling Code Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography ... 8 Miscellaneous topics History Main article: History of Equatorial Guinea The first inhabitants of the region that is now Equatorial Guinea are believed to have been Pygmies, of whom only isolated pockets remain in northern Rio Muni. Bantu migrations between the 17th and 19th 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 Annobon population, native to Angola, was introduced by the Portuguese via Sao Tome.

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Subscribe to the FREE Guidez.net newsletter. Your personal travel guide Home About Help My Guidez.net ... add place Sights add sight show more Equatorial Guinea show sights ... add topic Sights add sight show more Articles Pictures ... send postcard Geography and Economy by Guidez.net (source: CIA WorldFactBook) Composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by ruthless leaders who have badly mismanaged the economy since independence from 190 years of Spanish rule in 1968. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 presidential and 1999 legislative elections were widely seen as being flawed. Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Climate: tropical; always hot, humid Terrain: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic Natural resources: oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium Natural hazards: violent windstorms, flash floods The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the deterioration of the rural economy under successive brutal regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth. A number of aid programs sponsored by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut off since 1993 because of the government's gross corruption and mismanagement. Businesses, for the most part, are owned by government officials and their family members. Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. The country responded favorably to the devaluation of the CFA franc in January 1994. Boosts in production, along with high world oil prices, should further stimulate growth in 2000-2001.

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