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	Equatorial Guinea (11/06)
		In 1959, the Spanish territory of the Gulf of Guinea was established with status similar to the provinces of metropolitan Spain.
		Equatorial Guinea suffered a severe human rights setback in May 2002 when a special tribunal convicted 68 prisoners and their relatives and sentenced them 6 to 20 years in prison for an alleged attempted coup d’etat.
		Although Equatorial Guinea lacks a well-established democratic tradition comparable to the developed democracies of the West, it should be noted that, out of the anarchic, chaotic, and repressive conditions of the Macias years the country has made small, haphazard steps toward the development of participatory political system.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/7221.htm (7333 words)

	E.G. Background Information
		Equatorial Guinea is the origin of the best cacao in the world, which now is largely produced by other countries, following the neglect of the agriculture industry by the country’s rulers.
		Equatorial Guinea’s inland and offshore oil reserves are enormous and have attracted several oil companies worldwide, which are now exploring and exploiting the hydrocarbon susbstance in Fernando Póo and in continental Rio Muni.
		Equatorial Guinea is ruled by Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who, in 1979 as vice-minister of defense, overthrew his uncle Francisco Macías Nguema, the pitiless dictator and first president who ruled after independence in 1968.
	www.equatorialguinea-monalige.com /e_g.htm (2116 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Equatorial Guinea severed its diplomatic ties with Spain in 1977.
		UN: Equatorial Guinea requests permission to intervene in proceedings of Cameroon and Nigeria.
		UN: ICJ authorizes Equatorial Guinea to intervene in cacase of boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-equatrgu.html (1530 words)

	Equatorial Guinea HISTORY
		Spanish Guinea became a province of Spain in 1958.
		It was estimated that a quarter of the country's population was in exile in Cameroon, Gabon, and Europe.
		Also in January 2003, Equatorial Guinea sent a contingent of soldiers to Central African Republic as part of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States' (CEMAC) peacekeeping force in the region.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Equatorial-Guinea-HISTORY.html (1222 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Country Profile - Guinea Ecuatorial - Guinée Équatoriale - West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Equatorial Guinea is composed of five inhabited islands plus a portion on the African mainland.
		Equatorial Guinea has also experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter.
		Equatorial Guinea provinces: the insular regions: Bioko-Norte with the Capital Malabo, Bioko-Sur, and Annobón.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/equatorial_guinea.htm (929 words)

	Chapter 19: Equatorial Guinea
		The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is partly situated on mainland West Africa, and partly on Bioko, Annobon, Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico islands, in the Gulf of Guinea, off the West African coast.
		Mainland Equatorial Guinea, formerly known as Rio Muni, is bounded on the North by Cameroon and On the South by Gabon.
		Mainland Equatorial Guinea is relatively mountainous with altitude increasing from the coast to the hinterland.
	www.fao.org /wairdocs/ilri/x5474e/x5474e0o.htm (1316 words)

	Equatorial Guinea (04/06)
		Equatorial Guinea maintains an embassy at 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 (Tel.
		One suspect, a German, died in prison in Equatorial Guinea of malaria (Amnesty International believes that he died as a result of the effects of torture, and has called for an investigation).
		Equatorial Guinea's total proven oil reserves are estimated at 1.1 billion barrels.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/e/59561.htm (6868 words)

	Map Zones : Equatorial Guinea Map
		About 63.5 percent (1995) of Equatorial Guinea’s land area is covered with forest and woodland.
		Equatorial Guinea's economy has depended primarily upon three commodities cocoa, coffee, and timber.
		The population of Equatorial Guinea (2001 estimate) is 486,060, with many thousands more believed to be living abroad due to political conditions in the country.
	kids.mapzones.com /world/equatorial_guinea (2634 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Africa - Equatorial Guinea
		Equatorial Guinea nominally is a multiparty constitutional republic; however, in practice President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and the Mongomo sub-clan of the majority Fang ethnic group, which has ruled since the country's independence in 1968, dominated the Government.
		President Obiang, who has ruled since seizing power in a military coup d'etat in 1979, was re-elected with 97.1 percent of the vote and 98 percent of registered voters participating in a December 2002 election marred by extensive fraud and intimidation.
		The President's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) controlled the judiciary and the legislature; the latter was chosen in elections in April that were criticized widely by the international community as seriously flawed.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/equatorial_guinea.html (5231 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Country Profile
		Equatorial Guinea consists of a larger continental part (Río Muni), bordering to Cameroon in the north an Gabon to the south and east.
		Equatorial Guinea was proclaimed an independent republic in October 1968, and Macias took office as its president.
		The President's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) controls the judiciary and the legislature, the latter also through elections in March that were widely criticized as seriously flawed by the international community.
	www.afrol.com /Countries/Equatorial_Guinea/eqg_profile.htm (3737 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
		Dense tropical rainforest vegetation prevails throughout Equatorial Guinea.
		The country is divided into seven provinces, each headed by a governor appointed by the president.
		The provinces are divided into districts and municipalities.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Equatorial-Guinea.html (553 words)

	www.guineequatoriale-info.net. The Equatorial Guinea News Portal
		The Equatorial Guinea News Portal; This site is open to all internet users who wishes to announce their articles and/or work on the internet.
		population of Equatorial Guinea was estimated in 2003 to be 500 000 in habitants
		Equatorial Guinea has a total of 18 districts or division and 12 towns.
	guineequatoriale-info.net /us/welco_us.htm (824 words)

	Equatorial Guinea
		Equatorial Guinea's economy has traditionally been reliant on agriculture (primarily cocoa, coffee and fishing), but this sector of the economy has been stagnant, with the exception of a small but growing export-timber industry.
		Although the government of Equatorial Guinea (GEG) has not formalized plans on the spending of oil revenues, the GEG is proposing to set aside 10 percent of revenues in a "trust fund for future generations".
		Exploration in Equatorial Guinea is expanding beyond Block B. It was announced in July 1997 that U.S. Triton Energy has signed a production sharing agreement for two offshore oil blocks, F and G. The blocks are located off the island of Bioko, approximately 155 miles (250 kilometers) southeast of the capital Malabo.
	www.converger.com /eiacab/eqguinea.htm (1636 words)

	Equatorial Guinea Oil 01:2003 EXPLORER
		Recent exploration successes by U.S. independent oil companies in Equatorial Guinea are fueling a drilling surge that's boosted what used to be one of the world's poorest countries to become one of the world's fastest growing economiesy.
		"Equatorial Guinea's northern offshore region is just south of and borders Nigeria and is impacted geologically by the Niger Delta," said Scott Griffiths, senior vice president of exploration for Ocean Energy.
		In April Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria signed an agreement relating to unitization of an oil field that straddles the maritime border between the two countries, according to IHS Energy Group's International Oil Letter.
	www.aapg.org /explorer/2003/01jan/eguinea.cfm (1857 words)

	Facts About Equatorial Guinea
		Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule.
		Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter.
		Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth (the government has stated its intention to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture).
	worldfacts.us /Equatorial-Guinea.htm (627 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Equatorial Guinea including economic and travel overviews and ...
		The discovery of oil resources in Equatorial Guinea drastically changed the nature of the country’s economy as it had previously consisted chiefly of agriculture.
		The telephone system in Equatorial Guinea is quite poor with the existing phone lines being just adequate enough for government communication.
		Equatorial Guinea has a number of chambers of commerce and industry and details of these can be found via our Organisation Search, as can details of relevant government departments.
	www.mbendi.co.za /indy/cyeq.htm (1398 words)

	Equatorial Guinea Provinces
		On 1963-12-20 the provinces were combined once more into Guinea Ecuatorial, an autonomous region.
		Equatorial Guinea also uses a subdivision into two regions.
		Litoral province contains the islands of Corisco, Elobey Chico, and Elobey Grande in the Muni estuary.
	www.statoids.com /ugq.html (393 words)

	Travel in Malabo Euitorial Guinea - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Conflicting claims to the mainland were settled in 1900 by the Treaty of Paris, and periodically, the mainland territories were united administratively.
		Spain lacked the wealth and the interest to develop an extensive economic infrastructure in Equatorial Guinea during the first half of this century; however, through a patronal system, particularly on Bioko Island, Spain developed large cacao plantations for which thousands of Nigerian workers were imported as laborers.
		In 1959, the Spanish territory of the Gulf of Guinea was established
	www.africatravelling.net /equatorial_guinea/malabo/malabo_history.htm (360 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Equatorial Guinea is located on the west coast of West Central Africa.
		It is bound by Cameroon to the north, Gabon to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
		In 1963 the provinces were joined as Equatorial Guinea and given greater internal self government.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/equaguin.htm (1036 words)

	Technical Review
		Equatorial Guinea territory overlies parts of two world-class petroliferous sedimentary basins.
		The Equatorial Guinea part of the basin has established oil and gas production from the Zafiro and Alba fields plus a number of other discoveries.
		Industry attention is now extending to the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Guinea around the islands of the Cameroon volcanic trend which include the Equatorial Guinean island of Annobon.
	www.equatorialoil.com /pages/TechReview.html (1024 words)

	equatorial guinea map and information page
		It was then called Spanish Guinea, until the 5 islands (two quite small), and the African mainland territory of Rio Muni, became Equatorial Guinea in 1968, after gaining independence from Spain.
		Regardless, the future in Equatorial Guinea is uncertain, as much of the infrastructure (especially on the mainland) needs attention, health care must improve, and like many African countries, its literacy level is extremely low.
		Climate Equatorial Guinea, just a few degrees north of the Equator, has a consistent tropical climate, one that's hot and humid throughout the year.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/gq.htm (568 words)

	A short history of Equatorial Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Since 1843 the colony also includes Río Muni, an area on the African continent and is alsoknown as Spanish Guinea.
		Spanish Guinea is divided in 1959 into the Spanish overseas provinces of Fernando Póo and Río Muni, but reunited as Equatorial Guinea in 1963.
		In 1968 the country becomes independent as the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
	www.electionworld.org /history/equatorialguinea.htm (256 words)

	MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND LOCAL CORPORATIONS
		Equatorial Guinea is made up of seven provinces.
		The country is made up of two parts: an island region and a mainland region.
		The seven provinces of Equatorial Guinea are divided into Divisions: the population, economic potentials and the surface area of each Region.
	www.ceiba-guinea-ecuatorial.org /guineeangl/mininterieur.htm (66 words)

	Equatorial Guinea — Infoplease.com
		Equatorial Guinea: Bibliography - Bibliography See M. Liniger-Goumaz, Historical Dictionary of Equatorial Guinea (1988); I. Equatorial Guinea: Economy - Economy Agriculture employs about half the labor force of Equatorial Guinea, although only 5% of...
		Laying the foundations for prosperity: interview with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.(Equatorial Guinea)(Interview)...
		Rise of a new maritime power.(construction boom in Equatorial Guinea)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0817530.html (313 words)

	History of Equatorial Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As the Spanish Equatorial Region, it was ruled by a governor general exercising military and civilian powers.
		He appoints the governors of Equatorial Guinea's six provinces.
		By the early 21th century, President Obiang’s PDGE party fully dominated government at all levels.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/equatorialguinea.html (834 words)

	Equatorial Guinea
		Flag adopted 21 August 1979, coat of arms adopted 21 August 1979.
		Spanish overseas provinces of Fernando Póo and Río Muni, 1959 - 1963
		Horizontal tricolor of green over white over red, with blue triangle at the hoist, and the coat of arms in the white stripe.
	www.fotw.net /flags/gq.html (312 words)

	equatorial guinea flag and description
		The flag of Equatorial Guinea was officially adopted on October 12, 1968.
		The blue triangle represents the sea, the green represents the country's farmland, and red symbolizes the country's independence.
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	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/africa/eqguinea.htm (208 words)

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