Outline of Equatorial Guinea

The Flag of Equatorial Guinea		The Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea

The location of Equatorial Guinea

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

See also: Index of Equatorial Guinea-related articles

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a 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.

Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just north of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the east is the mainland region. Equatorial Guinea borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name is suggestive of its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. It is one of the territories in mainland Africa where Spanish is an official language, besides the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the UN-recognised but Moroccan-occupied Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara).

Equatorial Guinea is the smallest country in continental Africa in terms of population. (Seychelles and São Tomé and Príncipe are smaller in terms of area, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has a smaller population but is disputed.) It is also the smallest United Nations member from continental Africa. The discovery of sizeable petroleum reserves in recent years is altering the economic and political status of the country.

Despite its name, no part of Equatorial Guinea's territory lies on the equator.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Equatorial Guinea:

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Equatorial Guinea

• Pronunciation: /ɛkwəˈtɔəriəl ˈɡɪni/
• Common English country name: Equatorial Guinea
• Official English country name: The Republic of Equatorial Guinea
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectives: Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Equatorial Guinea
• 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

Main article: Geography of Equatorial Guinea

• Equatorial Guinea is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Central 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

 Gabon 350 km

 Cameroon 189 km

• 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

An enlargeable satellite image of continental Equatorial Guinea

Main article: Environment of Equatorial Guinea

• Climate of Equatorial Guinea
• Environmental issues in Equatorial Guinea
• Ecoregions in Equatorial Guinea
• Renewable energy in Equatorial Guinea
• Geology of Equatorial Guinea
• Protected areas of Equatorial Guinea
  • Biosphere reserves in Equatorial Guinea
  • National parks of Equatorial Guinea
• Wildlife of Equatorial Guinea
  • Flora of Equatorial Guinea
  • Fauna of Equatorial Guinea
    • Birds of Equatorial Guinea
    • Mammals of Equatorial Guinea

Natural geographic features

Main article: Landforms of Equatorial Guinea

• Glaciers in Equatorial Guinea: none ^[2]
• Islands of Equatorial Guinea
• Lakes of Equatorial Guinea
• Mountains of Equatorial Guinea
  • Volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea
• Rivers of Equatorial Guinea
  • Waterfalls of Equatorial Guinea
• Valleys of Equatorial Guinea
• World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None

Regions

Main article: Regions of Equatorial Guinea

Ecoregions

Main article: Ecoregions in Equatorial Guinea

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Equatorial Guinea

• Provinces of Equatorial Guinea

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Equatorial Guinea

Municipalities

• Capital of Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
• Cities of Equatorial Guinea

Demography

Main article: Demographics of Equatorial Guinea

Government and politics

Main article: Government of Equatorial Guinea and Politics of Equatorial Guinea

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Equatorial Guinea: Malabo

• Elections in Equatorial Guinea
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Equatorial Guinea
• Political scandals of Equatorial Guinea
• Taxation in Equatorial Guinea

Branches of the government

Main article: Government of Equatorial Guinea

Executive branch

• Head of state: President of Equatorial Guinea,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea,
• Cabinet of Equatorial Guinea

Legislative branch

• Parliament of Equatorial Guinea (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Equatorial Guinea
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Equatorial Guinea

Judicial branch

Main article: Court system of Equatorial Guinea

• Supreme Court of Equatorial Guinea

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea

• Diplomatic missions in Equatorial Guinea
• Diplomatic missions of Equatorial Guinea

International organization membership

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) (associate) Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order

Main article: Law of Equatorial Guinea

• Capital punishment in Equatorial Guinea
• Constitution of Equatorial Guinea
• Crime in Equatorial Guinea
• Human rights in Equatorial Guinea
  • LGBT rights in Equatorial Guinea
  • Freedom of religion in Equatorial Guinea
• Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea

Military

Main article: Military of Equatorial Guinea

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Equatorial Guinea
• Forces
  • Army of Equatorial Guinea
  • Navy of Equatorial Guinea
  • Air Force of Equatorial Guinea
  • Special forces of Equatorial Guinea
• Military history of Equatorial Guinea
• Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea

Local government

Main article: Local government in Equatorial Guinea

History

Main article: History of Equatorial Guinea, Timeline of the history of Equatorial Guinea, and Current events of Equatorial Guinea

• Economic history of Equatorial Guinea
• Military history of Equatorial Guinea

Culture

Main article: Culture of Equatorial Guinea

• Architecture of Equatorial Guinea
• Cuisine of Equatorial Guinea
• Ethnic minorities in Equatorial Guinea
• Festivals in Equatorial Guinea
• Humor in Equatorial Guinea
• Languages of Equatorial Guinea
• Media in Equatorial Guinea
• National symbols of Equatorial Guinea
  • Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
  • Flag of Equatorial Guinea
  • National anthem of Equatorial Guinea
• People of Equatorial Guinea
• Prostitution in Equatorial Guinea
• Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
• Records of Equatorial Guinea
• Religion in Equatorial Guinea
  • Buddhism in Equatorial Guinea
  • Christianity in Equatorial Guinea
  • Hinduism in Equatorial Guinea
  • Islam in Equatorial Guinea
  • Judaism in Equatorial Guinea
  • Sikhism in Equatorial Guinea
• World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None

Art

• Art in Equatorial Guinea
• Cinema of Equatorial Guinea
• Literature of Equatorial Guinea
• Music of Equatorial Guinea
• Television in Equatorial Guinea
• Theatre in Equatorial Guinea

Sports

Main article: Sports in Equatorial Guinea

• Football in Equatorial Guinea
• Equatorial Guinea at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure

Main article: Economy of Equatorial Guinea

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 115th (one hundred and fifteenth)

• Agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
• Banking in Equatorial Guinea
  • National Bank of Equatorial Guinea
• Communications in Equatorial Guinea
  • Internet in Equatorial Guinea
• Companies of Equatorial Guinea
• Currency of Equatorial Guinea: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XAF
• Economic history of Equatorial Guinea
• Energy in Equatorial Guinea
  • Energy policy of Equatorial Guinea
  • Oil industry in Equatorial Guinea
• Health care in Equatorial Guinea
• Mining in Equatorial Guinea
• Equatorial Guinea Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Equatorial Guinea
• Transport in Equatorial Guinea
  • Airports in Equatorial Guinea
  • Rail transport in Equatorial Guinea
  • Roads in Equatorial Guinea
• Water supply and sanitation in Equatorial Guinea

Education

Main article: Education in Equatorial Guinea

Health in Equatorial Guinea

Main article: Health in Equatorial Guinea

See also

Africa portal

Main article: Equatorial Guinea

• All pages beginning with "Equatorial Guinea"
• All pages with titles containing "Equatorial Guinea"
• All pages 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

1. ^ ^{a b} "Equatorial Guinea". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ 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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Equatorial Guinea