Equatorial Guinea Area Code

+240 is the dialing code for Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea consists of five islands in the Gulf of Guinea and an area on the Central African West Coast. The former Spanish colony is one of the world’s hardest dictatorships. The country is simply governed by the president and his clan. Oil resources offshore have provided huge revenue to the presidential family, while the population is kept in poverty.

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Geography and climate

Equatorial Guinea Area Code

Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s smallest countries in terms of both surface and population. The country consists of a mainland part, Río Muni (formerly Mbini), and five islands.

The largest island is Bioko (formerly Fernando Póo), located just over three miles off the Cameroon coast, northwest of the mainland. At Bioko lies the capital Malabo, while the “economic capital”, Bata, is located on the mainland. The island of Annobón (or Pagalu) lies more than 40 miles south of the mainland. The three islands of Corisco, Great Elobey (Elobey grande) and Little Elobey (Elobey chico) are just off the coast.

The mainland part is mostly covered by rainforests. The terrain gradually rises from a coastal plateau a few miles wide towards the Crystal Mountains on the border with Gabon. The area is divided into two parts of the Benito River. Bioko is a volcanic island, mostly covered by jungle. Cocoa and coffee plantations are located on the fertile mountain slopes in the north. Annobón is also volcanic with dense forest of oil and coconut trees.

In Equatorial Guinea, it is warm (around 30 degrees Celsius) and humid (about 90 percent humidity) year-round; The climate is particularly stressful, especially on the island of Bioko.

Country Facts

Geography

Cultivated land 10.1 %
Land area 28051 km 2

Population and health

Population development 2.51 ‰
Urban population (Urbanization) 39.9 %
Death rate 8.19 per 1000 residents
Life expectancy: Women 64.97 years
Life expectancy: Men 62.76 years
Birth rate 33.31 births per 1000 residents
HDI index 0.587
Population 740743
Infant mortality 69.17 deaths / 1000 births

Population Graph Source: Countryaah.com

Energy

Electricity, production 100 million kWh
Energy consumption per resident 2641.9 kg. oil per resident
Natural gas, production 6290 million cubic meters
Crude oil, production 14 million tons

Infrastructure

Internet users 15.9 per 100 residents
Mobile subscriptions 72 per 100 residents
Passenger cars 13 per 1000 residents

Business and economics

Unemployment 22.3% of the workforce
GDP 31800 per resident
Primary occupations %
Secondary profession %
Tertiary professions %

Southwest Bioko is one of the areas where it rains the most – it can reach up to 11,000 millimeters of rain in a year. Most of the rainfall comes in May to October; between November and April it is a bit drier.

The mainland has two rainy periods (March – May and September – November) and two slightly drier periods (December – February and June – August).

FACTS – GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Surface

28,051 km2 (2018)

Time

Swedish

Adjacent country (s)

Cameroon, Gabon

Capital with number of residents

Malabo 179 300

Other major cities

Bata 230 500, Ebebiyin 33 500 (Estimated 2010)

Highest mountain

Pico de Santa Isabel (at Bioko, 3 007 m asl)

Important rivers

Rio Benito, Rio Muni

Average Precipitation/month

Malabo 350 mm (Oct), 75 mm (Feb)

Average/day

Malabo 27 °C (Feb), 25 °C (July)

2014

November

Hosts for soccer tournament 2015

Equatorial Guinea will host the 2015 African Football Championship. The country is replacing Morocco who backed out for fear of a widespread Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

October

Obiang offers amnesty

President Obiang offers amnesty for political crimes in an attempt to get exile politicians and other opposition parties to participate in a “national dialogue”. In the opposition, one doubts that the president’s proposal is seriously meant.

Teodorín settles court in the United States

President Teodorín agrees with a US court to surrender property worth a little over $ 30 million, which, according to the court, he bought for money he snubbed from the Treasury in his home state. The money will be returned to Equatorial Guinea in the form of aid and support to a relief organization working in the country.

March

Theodorin is being investigated for money laundering

French prosecutors launch formal investigation into money laundering against Equatorial Guinea’s son Teodorín Obiang (see July 2012). He is suspected of embezzling state funds to buy real estate and luxury goods in France. Similar suspicions have been directed at him in the United States. Teodorín Obiang is the second vice president in charge of defense and state security.