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Capital | Malabo |
Government | Dictatorship |
Currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF) |
Area | total: 28,051 km2 water: 0 km2 land: 28,051 km2 |
Population | 540,109 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Igbo |
Religion | Christianity 93%, Muslim 1%, Other 6% |
Calling Code | +240 |
Internet TLD | .gq |
Time Zone | UTC+1 |
Equatorial Guinea is a small country in West Africa, divided into two parts, the mainland and the islands. A former Spanish colony, it borders Cameroon and Gabon. This country is one of the largest oil producing countries in Sub-Sahara, behind Angola and Nigeria. Since the discovery, the country has flown into economic stardom, but this country remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and it is very common to see officials asking for bribes around the corners of the country.