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	People of Spanish Guinea, on stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Spanish Guinea was located in western Africa, bordering on the Gulf of Guinea.
		Hoping to export Africans as slaves to their American possessions, the Spanish sent settlers to the islands, but they died of yellow fever, and by 1781 the region was abandoned by the Europeans.
		In 1844 the Spanish reacquired Bioko and began to occupy it.
	www.values.ch /sna-site/Guinea/spanish-guinea.htm (464 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in west central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in continental Africa.
		It borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe lie to its southwest.
		Formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Guinea, the country's territory (continentally known as Río Muni) includes a number of islands, including the sizable island of Bioko where the capital, Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel), is located.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Equatorial_Guinea (1366 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation of Central Africa.
		It borders on Cameroon, Gabon, and the Gulf of Guinea.
		Equatorial Guinea became officially independent from Spain on October 12, 1968 and is nominally a constitutional democracy.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Equatorial_Guinea (1102 words)

	Equatorial Guinea (09/05)
		In 1959, the Spanish territory of the Gulf of Guinea was established with status similar to the provinces of metropolitan Spain.
		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.
		Zafiro is Equatorial Guinea's largest oil producer, with output rising from an initial level of 7,000 bbl/d in August 1996 to approximately 280,000 bbl/d by 2004.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/7221.htm (7340 words)

	Equatorial Guinea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Río Muni, which includes about 93% of the nation’s land area and 75% to 80% of its population, is bordered by Cameroon in the north, by Gabon in the east and south, and by the Gulf of Guinea in the west.
		The islands and Río Muni were grouped together as the colony of Spanish Guinea.
		Spanish plantation owners shut down their operations, foreign investment declined, and the nation suffered a severe drop in population, with some 25,000 to 80,000 of the country’s inhabitants estimated to have been killed by the government.
	www.bartleby.com /65/eq/EquatrGu.html (1348 words)

	Spanish Guinea (from Equatorial Guinea) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In 1844 the Spanish made a second effort at effective occupation of Fernando Po, and their first exploration of the mainland was carried out in the two decades ending in 1877.
		The republic of Equatorial Guinea consists of Río Muni, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, and the offshore islands of Bioko and Annobon.
		The common domestic guinea fowl of North America (Numida meleagris), introduced by the early settlers, is descended from one of the wild African species.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-55166?tocId=55166 (921 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in continental Africa.
		On December 15, 2002 [1] (http://allafrica.com/stories/200212160112.html), Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
		As of 2004 [4] (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1101-2004Sep6.html), Equatorial Guinea is the third-largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Equatorial_Guinea (1370 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - some historical notes
		Intensification of the relationship was unavoidable when the Spanish took effective possession of the small areas they had obtained in the scramble for Africa (Spanish Guinea and Western Sahara).
		The borders of Spanish Guinea (equal to those of present day's Equatorial Guinea) were defined and internationally recognized in 1900.
		Bedrock was touched in 1979, as almost one third of the population was in exile and the rest of the former elite had been killed by the regime.
	www.afrol.com /Countries/Equatorial_Guinea/eqg_history.htm (3413 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Spanish Guinea, 1885-1918
		In 1899 the Spanish overseas ministry was abolished, and Spanish Guinea was placed directly under the Spanish cabinet chief.
		Spanish Guinea's plantation industry (cocoa) had a constant demand of labour.
		Spanish Guinea's governor during the war years, ANGEL BARRERA Y LUYANDO (1910-1918) was regarded pro-German; he is said to have assisted in contraband arms supply to the German troops defending Kamerun.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/centrafrica/spguinea18851918.html (343 words)

	Equatorial Guinea
		Equatorial Guinea, formerly Spanish Guinea, consists of Río Muni (10,045 sq mi; 26,117 sq km), on the western coast of Africa, and several islands in the Gulf of Guinea, the largest of which is Bioko (formerly Fernando Po) (785 sq mi; 2,033 sq km).
		Spanish Guinea, as it was then called, gained independence from Spain on Oct. 12, 1968.
		UN: ICJ authorizes Equatorial Guinea to intervene in cacase of boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107493.html (711 words)

	AFRICA - Equatorial Guinea Country Close-Up
		Spanish colonists, in the area since 1778, were more interested in cocoa production on the island of Bioko, and only made inroads into the mainland's forests in the 1920s.
		Physical Description: Equatorial Guinea is made up of the island of Bioko and, on the continent, a narrow coastal plain running into low-lying hills that abut onto a plateau bordering Gabon.
		Equatorial Guinea is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the east and south.
	pbs.org /wnet/africa/explore/rainforest/countries/eq_guinea_print.html (299 words)

	Spanish Guinea, 1858 - 1959 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Río Muni is and was the continental part of Equatorial Guinea (that includes also, apart from Fernando Pó (now called Bioko), the island of Ano Bom, situated south of Sao Tome e Principe), that was called Spanish Guinea before independence.
		No flag existed for any spanish colony, neither for the provinces (some spanish provinces have flag but not Fernando Poo neither Rio Muni) and thre are only known the maritime registration flags (see Santa Isabel Maritime Province 1889-1970) and the spanish governor general standard.
		Whatever the coat-of-arms (1945-1977, 1977-1981 or current), the swallowtail 'cut' is one third of the length of the flag deep and the arms' vertical axis is placed at one third from the hoist.
	flagspot.net /flags/gq_1858.html (378 words)

	Topical Stamps of Spanish Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Between 1952 and 1959 the Spanish Guinea has issued some interesting topical stamps, most of them for the common event of Colonial Stamp Day.
		We show below some of them, that were at the time they were issued in the top in what concerns the quality of the design and of the printing techniques.
		The first-day city, Santa Isabel (the capital of Spanish Guinea - V.M.), is named for Spain's dynamic queen, Isabel la Catolica.
	www.values.ch /sna-site/Guinea/spanish-guinea1.htm (285 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Spanish Guinea, 1939-1968
		Spanish ultra-nationalists proposed the Spanish annexation of (French) Gabon and (British) Calabar, both territories within the borders allocated to Spain in the 1778 treaty of El Pardo; the proposal was not taken up by the Spanish government.
		In 1963 both territories were merged to form EQUATORIAL GUINEA (it had to be distinuished from Portuguise Guinea and formerly French Guinea); Equatorial Guinea was granted political autonomy.
		On Dec. 31st 1965, Spanish Guinea had an estimated population of 254,700 (Rio Muni 191,000, Fernando Poo 63,700).
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/centrafrica/spguinea193968.html (211 words)

	Equatorial Guinea - Gurupedia
		The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives the President extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections.
		The President retains his role as commander in chief of the armed forces and minister of defense, and he maintains close supervision of the military activity.
		Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the deterioration of the rural economy under successive brutal regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth.
	www.gurupedia.com /e/eq/equatorial_guinea.htm (669 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.
		The situation in Equatorial Guinea has changed very much for the better with Obiang, although more than twenty years after the coup, very few of the refugees have dared to return to Guinea.
		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 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/gq.html (312 words)

	Equatorial Guinea on the Internet
		The Council has published an investment guide on Equatorial Guinea, a country with the fourth highest amount of U.S. investments in Africa.
		ECOFAC, funded by the European Union, is concerned with the environment and biodiversity of forests, animal life, etc. in the Cameroun, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome.
		Piruchi Apo Botupá and her niece Paloma Loribo Apo are from Equatorial Guinea.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/eqg.html (1761 words)

	Equatorial Guinea Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At the start of the 20th century, there were three Spanish colonies called Elobey, Annobón y Corisco; Fernando Póo; and Guinea Continental Española.
		The more convenient name Guinea Española was used increasingly, and finally became official.
		On 1960-04-01, the two districts became Spanish overseas provinces under the names Fernando Póo and Río Muni.
	www.statoids.com /ugq.html (393 words)

	Ethnologue report for Equatorial Guinea
		The number of languages listed for Equatorial Guinea is 14.
		Annobón Island, isolated from the mainland by 360 km of ocean (2,000), and in a community from Annobón living in Malabo on Bioko Island (500), a few on continental Equatorial Guinea.
		Near the coast, northwest corner of Equatorial Guinea.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Equatorial+Guinea (496 words)

	AllRefer.com - Spanish Guinea, Africa History (African History) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Spanish Guinea, Africa History (African History) - Encyclopedia
		You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > African History > Spanish Guinea
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Spanish Guinea
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/X/X-SpanGuin.html (112 words)

	Equatorial Guinea -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In December 2003 news of a power struggle in Equatorial Guinea began to emerge, which seemed to be related to the illness of Pres.
		The capital of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo is also the financial center of the republic.
		The city is located on the northern edge of Bioko Island 21 miles (34 kilometers) off the coast of Cameroon in the Gulf of Guinea.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9110779?tocId=9110779 (769 words)

	Equatorial Guinea map and information page by World Atlas
		The Spanish arrived in 1858, and began the colonization of Bioko, and the mainland territory.
		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.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/gq.htm (594 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Equatorial Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		14-03-04 Until major oil discoveries in 1995 and 1999, Equatorial Guinea was one of Africa's smallest, poorest and least known countries.
		Tucked into a quiet corner of the West African coast between Gabon and Cameroon, the former Spanish colony, called Spanish Guinea, relied on cocoa exports as its principal source of income.
		The country is split into two sections -- a mainland area and the island of Bioko, where the capital Malobo is situated.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nta41425.htm (191 words)

	Equatorial Guinea -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Marathon and Government of Equatorial Guinea Announce Agreement to Sell Partial Interest in Equatorial Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Project.
		Alleged leader of Equatorial Guinea coup plot convicted of weapons offense in Zimbabwe, 66 others acquitted
		A Boy's Own story gone very wrong Equatorial Guinea is a harsh contrast to the lavish pool parties in the South African suburb of Constantia where an alleged coup is said to have been hatched.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/equatrgu_history.asp (1210 words)

	eBay - spanish guinea, Europe, Topical Specialty items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Spanish Guinea MLH 1953 Brown Cheeked Hornbill [B22-4]
		Spanish Guinea Scotts # C 5 First Day Cover
		Spanish Guinea --- 304 --- Mint --- UPU 75th Anniv.
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=spanish+guinea&newu=1&... (240 words)

	guinea.ca - Guinea disambiguation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Find great airfares and hotel rates for Guinea from over 100 top travel sites at Kayak.com.
		Murray McMurray Hatchery is America's rare breed hatchery.
		We sell a full line of prized guinea.
	www.guinea.ca /Guinea-disambiguation/reference/fullview/wikipedia/508129 (86 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Equatorial Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule.
		The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years.
		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).
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ek.html (901 words)

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