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Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
Area: 10,830 sq. mi. (28,051 sq. km).
Population: 870,000 (2016E—UN); 759,451 (2016E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2014E—UN): MALABO (145,000).
Official Language: Spanish. (French was adopted as a “commercial” language in September 1997 during a period of friction between Malabo and Madrid. In addition, various African dialects are spoken, and pidgin English serves as a commercial lingua franca.)
Monetary Unit: CFA franc (official rate October 1, 2016: 590.88 CFA francs = $1US). The CFA franc, previously pegged to the French franc, is now permanently pegged to the euro at 655.93 CFA francs = 1 euro.
President: Gen. Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea), assumed power as president of a Supreme Military Council following the ouster of MACIE (formerly Francisco Macías) Nguema Biyogo ...