The only spanish speaking country in the african continent, equatorial guinea has registered the highest growth path in africa in the last five years. The longisolated population developed the conservative affect of most such nations. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on equatorial guinea. Equatorial guinea has thehighest per capita income in africa. United states recognition of equatorial guinea, 1968. Equatorial guinea gains independence from spain south. Equatorial guinea news top stories from al jazeera. One of the worlds poorest countries quickly became one of the richest. Equatorial guinea is ranked 31st out of 46 countries in the subsaharan africa region. Equatorial guinea tried to be validated as an extractive industries transparency initiative eiticompliant country, working toward transparency in reporting of oil revenues and prudent use of natural resource wealth. Oil is still the name of the game in equatorial guinea. Equatorial guinea, also referred to as eqg, is the only former spanish colony in subsaharan africa. History the discovery of large oil reserves in the mid1990s has brought about dramatic change to equatorial guinea.
Official or national languages protection of language use. Teodorin obiang, vice president and son of equatorial guineas. Recent large oil discoveries are structurally changing the economy making equatorial guinea one of the most oildependent countries in the world. The government announced in august 2018 that 2019 would be the. Equatoguineans are, by nature and of experience, suspicious people. Equatorial guinean article about equatorial guinean by the. Equatorial guinea maps perrycastaneda map collection ut. The history of equatorial guinea is marked by centuries of colonial domination by the portuguese, british and spanish empires, and by the local kingdoms.
A complete account of the mimosoideae leguminosae of equatorial guinea has never been published. Over the last 20 years the real jardin botanico has carried out intensive. Although they were included in the general vascular plant catalogue of guinea 1946, this author added plants that he presumed to be present in equatorial guinea. It consists of both a mainland and island regions which cover an area of 11,000 square miles. On october 12, 1968, equatorial guinea gained independence from spain. Bioko formerly fernando po, corisco, great elobey elobey grande, little elobey elobey chico, and annobon pagalu. Equatorial guinea is one of africas fastestgrowing economies and its sixthlargest oil producer. History of equatorial guinea including colonial rule, independence. Surrounding countries which countries are in the near of equatorial guinea e.
Equatorial guinea is a member of the economic community of central african states eccas. Equatorial guinea has a traditional economic system in which the allocation of available resources is made on the basis of primitive methods, and many citizens engage in subsistence agriculture. It includes the islands of bioko formerly fernando po, annobon, corisco, elobey grande, and elobey chico in the gulf of guinea, and rio muni on the african mainland. Hydrocarbons exports have also helped equatorial guinea s economy to register rapid and sustained growth since 1991. The son, teodoro nguema obiang mangue of equatorial guinea, faces 10 years in prison if he is found guilty in his trial, now delayed until june. Equatorial guinea, country located on the west coast of africa. However deficit reduction in 2015 was in large part due to successful reduction in spending, which declined by 25 percent from 2014 to 2015, including a 30. It consists of rio muni also known as continental equatorial guinea, on the continent, and five islands known collectively as insular equatorial guinea. French court fines equatorial guinea vice president 30m euros. A large island off the guinea coast the site today of malabo, capital of equatorial guinea becomes known in history as fernando po because it is first reached, in about 1472, by the portuguese navigator fernao do po. This country has an interesting history and a unique current situation. Below is a look at 10 interesting facts about equatorial guinea.
Equatorial guinea perspectives on the united states. Equatorial guinea, formerly known as spanish guinea, is composed of the territories of fernando poo and rio muni on the west coast of africa. Equatorial guinea is a small country with a total area of 10,830 square miles28,051 square kilometers. Although annobon was uninhabited in 1471 when the portuguese discovered it, it was the only one of the territories later incorporated into equatorial guinea that they attempted to develop. The ethnic composition of the population is complex for a political unit so small in size. Equatorial guinea is the host of major regional and international conferences and continues to seek a greater role in regional affairs. Polio in equatorial guinea alert level 2, practice. The oil boom has led to a dramatic increase in government revenue, but because of corruption. Equatorial guinea is a member of the organization for the harmonization of business law in africa. Can corporate power positively transform angola and. May 09, 2011 thiswas 1,821 percent above the level of 1999 and it placed equatorial guinea 45th of 178countries and territories that the imf compiles per capita data for. History of equatorial guinea lonely planet travel information. Archived from the original pdf on 21 february 2014.
Geography of equatorial guinea, landforms world atlas. Their traditional homeland is the island of bioko including malabo, the capital city. Equatorial guinea has a track record of capacity limitations in the area of fiscal management, illustrated by large deficits despite high oil prices in 2012. The fang people, who fought their way to the sea in the 19th and early 20th centuries by subjugating other groups in their path, constitute well over half of the population. Equatorial guinea officially the republic of equatorial guinea is a country located on the west. From subsaharan africa, countries which are close to equatorial guinea in 2018 hdi rank and to some extent in population. Equatorial guinea countries office of the historian.
How should one represent equatorial guinea in model united. Equatorial guinea political 1992 298k equatorial guinea shaded relief 1992 290k and pdf format 303k equatorial guinea small map 2016 19. Prior to this discovery, it was one of the leastknown african countries comprising the rectangularshaped island of bioko formerly fernando po and the mainland, rio muni. Ranked by the united nations among the ten least visited countries in the world, this tiny nation is slowly opening up thanks to the discovery of vast oil reserves in the nineties and the resultant influx of foreign workers and capital. Can corporate power positively transform angola and equatorial guinea. Equatorial guinea economic indicators moodys analytics. Media in category history of equatorial guinea the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. During its visit to equatorial guinea the delegation concluded that there is little respect for the rule of law, in particular there is no separation of. Dec 17, 2015 this is the only english language guide to equatorial guinea, one of the last truly unexplored corners of sub saharan africa.
Lazarus adua, and lopa basu the ohio state university nation profile alternate names republic of equatorial guinea. The significance of american missionary activities and internal equatoguinean politics expanded version by prof. Equatorial guineas rapid economic growth has been driven mainly by oil. The government of the republic of equatorial guinea is actively soliciting foreign investments. Sherer, ambassador to togo, to also act as ambassador to equatorial guinea on october 28, 1968. This area includes a slice of continental africa and five inhabited islands. To give an idea of its size, equatorial guinea is slightly smaller than the u. The united states recognized the independence of equatorial guinea when u. The first inhabitants of the region that is now equatorial guinea are believed to have been pygmies, of whom only isolated pockets remain in northern rio muni. Report of the special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment mission to equatorial guinea ahrc1044add. Equatorial guinea is a small country on the west coast of africa which struck oil in 1995 and which is now being cited as a textbook case of the resource curse or the paradox of plenty. View equatorial guinea research papers on academia.
Jun, 2017 equatorial guinea is located on the west coast of central africa. Equatorial guinea united states department of state. Green climate fund country programme for equatorial guinea. Oil production in 2007 was estimated at 370 000 barrels per day, or 5 million barrels per year, an 11. And with the us relying increasingly on sources outside the middle east for fuel, the country is bound to be crawling with americans and cash for some time. Equatorial guinea is one of the worst countries in terms of human rights but that, in mun doesnt mean you are going to have hard times trying to cope with attacks on your country. Equatorial guinea country code according to iso standard. Defense mapping agency sheet 22 includes equatorial guinea. Equatorial guinea has recently gained prominence around the world as one of the smallest african states now awash in oil.
Equatorial guinea s major challenge is to use its oil wealth. Aboriginal languages shall be recognized as an integral part of its national culture. Equatorial guinea latest news, breaking stories and. Equatorial guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy and to increase foreign investment despite limited improvements in the populations living standards. They speak one of the coastal bantu languages which they desire to develop. From there, the land rises into an elevated plateau of thickly forested hills to its border with gabon, reaching in a few places upwards of 4,000 ft.
Friends of nature and development in equatorial guinea. But government corruption has kept most of this wealth from the people, who still live as they did hundreds of years ago, more often than not on. It is composed of a mainland, rio muni, and small islands including bioko where the capital malabo is located, annobon, corisco, elobey, and others. The proprietorship of annobon was ill administered, however, and it was virtually selfgoverning for 250 years. On their way to india, portuguese explorers discovered the island of bioko, and later colonized the islands of fernando poo and annobon. The major river, the uola, snakes its way across the center of the country. Equatorial guineas constitution of 1991 with amendments. The colonial history of equatorial guinea dates back to 1471 when portuguese explorers descended on the country. Equatorial guinea to a middleincome country mic, with the highest per capita income in subsaharan africa. The high per capita income presents a false and misleading picture of the living conditions in thecountry.
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