The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Equatorial Guinea:
Equatorial Guinea – sovereign country located on the Gulf of Guinea in Middle Africa.[1] It is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa, and comprises two regions: Río Muni, continental region including several offshore islands; and Insular Region containing Annobón island in the South Atlantic Ocean, and Bioko island (formerly Fernando Po) that contains the capital, Malabo.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːriəl ˈɡɪni, ˌiːkwə-/
- Common English country name: Equatorial Guinea
- Official English country name: The Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Common endonym(s): Guinea Ecuatorial
- Official endonym(s): República de Guinea Ecuatorial
- Adjectives: Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean
- Demonym(s):
- International rankings of Equatorial Guinea
- ISO country codes: GQ, GNQ, 226
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GQ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .gq
Geography
editGeography of Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Equatorial Guinea
- High: Pico Basile 3,008 m (9,869 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 539 km
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- Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 296 km
- Population of Equatorial Guinea: 507,000 - 164th most populous country
- Area of Equatorial Guinea: 28,051 km2
- Atlas of Equatorial Guinea
Environment
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- Climate of Equatorial Guinea
- Ecoregions in Equatorial Guinea
- Geology of Equatorial Guinea
- Wildlife of Equatorial Guinea
- Fauna of Equatorial Guinea
Natural geographic features
edit- Glaciers in Equatorial Guinea: none [2]
- Islands of Equatorial Guinea
- Mountains of Equatorial Guinea
- Rivers of Equatorial Guinea
- World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None
Regions
editEcoregions
editList of ecoregions in Equatorial Guinea
Administrative divisions
editAdministrative divisions of Equatorial Guinea
Provinces
editProvinces of Equatorial Guinea
Municipalities
edit- Capital of Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
- Cities of Equatorial Guinea
Demography
editGovernment and politics
edit- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
- Elections in Equatorial Guinea
- Political parties in Equatorial Guinea
Branches of the government
editGovernment of Equatorial Guinea
Executive branch
edit- Head of state: President of Equatorial Guinea,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea,
Legislative branch
edit- Parliament of Equatorial Guinea (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Equatorial Guinea
- Lower house: House of Commons of Equatorial Guinea
Judicial branch
editCourt system of Equatorial Guinea
Foreign relations
editForeign relations of Equatorial Guinea
International organization membership
editThe Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a member of:[1]
Law and order
editLaw of Equatorial Guinea
- Constitution of Equatorial Guinea
- Human rights in Equatorial Guinea
- Law Enforcement in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinean National Police
- National Gendermeries
Military
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government
editLocal government in Equatorial Guinea
History
edit- Current events of Equatorial Guinea
History by subject
editCulture
edit- Cuisine of Equatorial Guinea
- Languages of Equatorial Guinea
- Media in Equatorial Guinea
- National symbols of Equatorial Guinea
- People of Equatorial Guinea
- Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
- Religion in Equatorial Guinea
- Christianity in Equatorial Guinea
- Hinduism in Equatorial Guinea
- Islam in Equatorial Guinea
- Sikhism in Equatorial Guinea
- World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None
Art
editSports
editEconomy and infrastructure
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 115th (one hundred and fifteenth)
- Agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
- Communications in Equatorial Guinea
- Companies of Equatorial Guinea
- Currency of Equatorial Guinea: Franc
- Energy in Equatorial Guinea
- Health care in Equatorial Guinea
- Mining in Equatorial Guinea
- Tourism in Equatorial Guinea
- Transport in Equatorial Guinea
Education
editHealth in Equatorial Guinea
editSee also
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- All pages with titles beginning with Equatorial Guinea
- All pages with titles containing Equatorial Guinea
- All pages with titles beginning with Equatorial Guinean
- All pages with titles containing Equatorial Guinean
- Index of Equatorial Guinea–related articles
- List of Equatorial Guinea-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
edit- ^ a b "Equatorial Guinea". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
