Outline of Equatorial Guinea
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{{See also|Index of Equatorial Guinea-related articles}}
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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.{{cite web|date=July 3, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea/|title=Equatorial Guinea|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}} 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.
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General reference
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- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|k|w|ə|ˈ|t|ɔːr|i|əl|_|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|n|i|,_|ˌ|iː|k|w|ə|-}}
- 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
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 {{convert|3008|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 539 km
::{{Flag|Gabon}} 350 km
::{{Flag|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=
==Natural geographic features==
- Glaciers in Equatorial Guinea: none 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 [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Islands of Equatorial Guinea
- Mountains of Equatorial Guinea
- Volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea
- Rivers of Equatorial Guinea
- World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None
=Regions=
==Ecoregions==
==Administrative divisions==
===Provinces===
===Municipalities===
- Capital of Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
- Cities of Equatorial Guinea
=Demography=
Government and politics
=Branches of the government=
==Executive branch==
==Legislative branch==
- Parliament of Equatorial Guinea (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Equatorial Guinea
- Lower house: House of Commons of Equatorial Guinea
==Judicial branch==
Court system of Equatorial Guinea
=Foreign relations=
== International organization membership ==
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a member of:
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Organisation 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)
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=Law and order=
Law of Equatorial Guinea
- Constitution of Equatorial Guinea
- Human rights in Equatorial Guinea
- LGBT rights in Equatorial Guinea
- Law Enforcement in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinean National Police
- National Gendermeries
=Military=
=Local government=
Local government in Equatorial Guinea
History
- Current events of Equatorial Guinea
= History by subject =
Culture
- Cuisine of 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
- 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=
=Sports=
Economy and infrastructure
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 115th (one hundred and fifteenth)
- Agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
- Communications in Equatorial Guinea
- Internet in Equatorial Guinea
- Companies of Equatorial Guinea
- Currency of Equatorial Guinea: Franc
- ISO 4217: XAF
- Energy in Equatorial Guinea
- Health care in Equatorial Guinea
- Mining in Equatorial Guinea
- Tourism in Equatorial Guinea
- Transport in Equatorial Guinea
- Airports in Equatorial Guinea
- Rail transport in Equatorial Guinea
Education
Health in Equatorial Guinea
See also
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- 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
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References
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External links
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