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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a republic in west central Africa. It has a total area of 28,050 km2. The climate is tropical; always hot and humid. The terrain consists of coastal plains rising to interior hills, on volcanic islands. Natural resources are timber, crude oil, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium. The religion is nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic; with some pagan practices retained. The official language is Spanish with pidgin English, Fang, Bubi and Ibo also spoken. The country was formed from various islands and the mainland province of Rio Muni by the Spanish in 1865 as Spanish Guinea, gaining self-government in 1963 and full independence in 1968.
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