Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial
Guinea is a country located in Central Africa. With an area of
28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi) it is one of the smallest
countries in continental Africa. It is also the most prosperous, however
the wealth is concentrated in government and elite hands, with 70% of
the population living under the United Nations Poverty Threshold of
$2/day. It has a population of 1,014,999. It comprises two parts:
a Continental Region (Río Muni), including several small offshore
islands like Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico; and an insular
region containing Annobón island and Bioko island (formerly Fernando
Po) where the capital Malabo is situated.
Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated
just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point
of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the east is the
mainland region. Equatorial Guinea is bordered by Cameroon on the north,
Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where
the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and
Annobón. Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence
name is suggestive of its location near both the equator and the Gulf of
Guinea. It is one of the few territories in mainland Africa where
Spanish is an official language, besides the Spanish cities of Ceuta and
Melilla.
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