Equatorial Guinea

  (Updated February 2018)

  【Official Name】Republic of Equatorial Guinea

  【Area】28,051 k㎡

  【Population】1.3 million (2017). Major ethnic groups include mainland group of the Fang (about 85% of the population) and the Bube people of Bioko Island (about 6.5% of the population). The official language is Spanish. French and Portuguese are identified as the second and third official languages. Indigenous languages include Fang and Bube. 82% of the population are Catholic and 15% are Muslim.

  【Capital】 Malabo. It is located on the Bioko Island, with a population of 210,000 and average annual temperature of 25℃.

  【Head of State】President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

  【Holiday】Freedom Day (3 August); Constitution Day (15 August); Independence Day (12 October)

  【Geography and Climate】Equatorial Guinea, located in central western Africa, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the east and south, with a coastline of 482 km. Equatorial Guinea has a tropical rainforest climate with an average annual temperature of 24 to 26℃.

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