Equatorial Guinea
Fast facts
- Official language
- Spanish French Portuguese
- Languages
- Spanish (administrative)
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Largest city
- Bata
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Time zone
- WAT
- Drives on
- right
- Calling code
- 240
Facts from Wikipedia’s “Equatorial Guinea” page (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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. The country’s territory is both on the continent and on islands. The continental part is known as Río Muni. The largest island is Bioko. The capital city is Ciudad de la Paz.
Equatorial Guinea and the peoples living there were colonized by Spain. Spanish is an official language because of this.
Provinces
Equatorial Guinea is divided into eight provinces (capitals appear in parentheses):
- Annobón (San Antonio de Palé)
- Bioko Norte (Malabo)
- Bioko Sur (Luba)
- Centro Sur (Evinayong)
- Djibloho (Ciudad de la Paz)
- Kié-Ntem (Ebebiyín)
- Litoral (Bata)
- Wele-Nzas (Mongomo)
The provinces are further divided into districts.
Written for younger readers
Equatorial Guinea, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Africa
Equatorial Guinea is a country located on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. As of 2015, the country had a population of 1,225,367.
On 1 January 1985, the country became the first non-Francophone African member of the franc zone, adopting the CFA franc as its currency. The national currency, the ekwele, had previously been linked to the Spanish peseta.
Equatorial Guinea
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