Equatorial Guinea – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Equatorial Guinea
n.
Republic of Equatorial Guinea, independent republic in western Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea (, , ), officially the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea (, , ), is a country located in
Central Africa, with an area of . Formerly the colony of
Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the
Equator and the
Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which
Spanish is an official language. As of 2012, the country has a population of 1.6 million.
Equatorial Guinea
Noun
1. a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
(synonym) Republic of Equitorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(part-holonym) Africa
(part-meronym) Bioko
Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Background
Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country for over two decades since seizing power from his uncle, then President MACIAS, in a 1979 coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 and 2002 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 legislative elections - were widely seen as being flawed. The president controls most opposition parties through the judicious use of patronage. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, there have been few improvements in the country's living standards.
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