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Equatorial Guinea Country Informatiopn

Equatorial Guinea consists of a mainland segment south of Cameroon and north of Gabon; along with the islands of Bioko and Annobón and the islets of Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico - in the Gulf of Guinea.

Countries neighbouring Equatorial Guinea are: Cameroon and Gabon.

Weather in Equatorial Guinea

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Bioko Island

The island of Fernando Po, present day Bioko Island, was sighted by the Portuguese navigator, Fernão do Po, in 1471.

Portugal ceded the island to Spain in 1778, and then with the permission of the Spanish government, Great Britain maintained a naval station at Fernando Po and administered the island from 1827 until 1844.

Sixty years later Fernando Po and Río Muni became known as the Spanish Territories of the Gulf of Guinea, or Spanish Guinea.

The territory gained independence as the republic of Equatorial Guinea on October 12, 1968.

Malabo (Santa Isabel)

Formerly Santa Isabel, on the north coast of Bioko Island, Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, even though the island lies closer to Cameroon.

The city was founded by the British as Clarencetown in 1827, and was used as a base for suppressing the slave trade.

The Spanish renamed it Santa Isabel, and made it the capital of Spanish Guinea. The present name of Malabo was ratified in 1973.

Travel to Equatorial Guinea

All visitors to Equatorial Guinea require a visa, except nationals of the USA.

Travellers should obtain the latest information and details from their nearest Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Embassies of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Cameroon:
BP 277, Yaoundé.Tel: (237) 21 08 04.

Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in France:
6 rue Alfred de Vigny, 75008 Paris.

Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Nigeria:
P.O.Box 4126, Lagos. Tel: (234 1) 269 12 11.

Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Washington, D.C:
1511 K Street, N.W., Suite 405, Washington DC.