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
Capital:
Malabo
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of
Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Area:
total: 28,051 sq km land: 28,051 sq km water: 0 sq km
Population:
523,051 (July 2004 est.)
Languages:
Spanish (official), French (official),
pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo