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Country name:
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conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial
former: Spanish Guinea |
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Government type:
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republic
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Capital:
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Malabo |
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Administrative divisions:
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7 provinces (provincias,
singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur,
Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas |
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Independence:
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12 October
1968 (from Spain)
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National holiday:
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Independence
Day, 12 October (1968)
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Constitution:
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approved by
national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995
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Legal system:
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partly based
on Spanish civil law and tribal custom |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of
age; universal adult
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Executive branch:
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chief of
state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA
MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a
military coup)
head of government: Prime Minister Miguel Abia BITEO
BORICO (since 14 June 2004); First Deputy Prime Minister
Mercelino Oyono NTUTUMU (since 15 June 2004); Deputy Prime
Minister Ricardo Mangue Obama NFUBEA (since 15 June 2004)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the
president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a
seven-year term; election last held 15 December 2002 (next
to be held December 2009); prime minister and deputy prime
ministers appointed by the president
election results: Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO
reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA
MBASOGO 97.1%, Celestino Bonifacio BACALE 2.2%; elections
marred by widespread fraud |
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Legislative branch:
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unicameral
House of People's Representatives or Camara de
Representantes del Pueblo (80 seats; members directly
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 25 April 2004 (next to be held
NA 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA;
seats by party - PDGE 98, NA 2
note: Parliament has little power since the
constitution vests all executive authority in the president
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme
Tribunal |
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Political parties and leaders:
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Convergence
Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Placido MIKO Abogo];
Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE (ruling
party) [Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO]; Party for Progress
of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]; Popular Action
of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Miguel Esono EMAN]; Popular
Union or UP [Andres Moises Bda ADA]; Progressive Democratic
Alliance or ADP [Victorino Bolekia BONAY]; Union of
Independent Democrats of UDI [Daniel OYONO] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
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International organization participation:
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ACCT, ACP,
AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU,
MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTO (observer) |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of
mission: Ambassador Teodoro Biyogo NSUE
chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 518-5700
FAX: [1] (202) 518-5252 |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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the US does
not have an embassy in Equatorial Guinea (embassy closed
September 1995); the US ambassador to Cameroon is accredited
to Equatorial Guinea; the US State Department is considering
opening a Consulate Agency in Malabo |
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Flag description:
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three equal
horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a blue
isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of
arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six
yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five
offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton
tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ,
JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice) |