It has a tropical climate. The average rainfall per year in the country with abundant rainfall varies between mm. December — February is the opposite situation.
Temperatures in the island of Bioko vary around 16 to 33 degrees Celsius, while temperatures in the Rio Muni region are around 27 degrees. One of the characteristics that Spain left after the colonial period was religious. The proportion of those who believe in local religions is almost negligible. The majority of people are engaged in agriculture.
After the discovery and processing of oil resources in , the economic development of the country has been affected in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also important factors that meet gross national product. Before the country gained independence from the cocoa production, the rural economy, which went bad under the relentless regime, reduced the potential for agricultural development. Owners of commercial establishments are mostly civil servants. Unprocessed natural resources are titanium, iron, manganese, uranium, and gold.
Cocoa is the most important of export products. You can see the Provinces of Equatorial Guinea on the map below. With an area of 9, sq. Located in Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea has two parts, a mainland region and an insular region. Regional Maps : Map of Africa. The blank outline map represents the country of Equatorial Guinea with its mainland and insular parts. The map can be downloaded for free, printed, and used for coloring or map-pointing activities.
The outline map above shows the two parts mainland and insular of Equatorial Guinea, a country in Central Africa with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
This page was last updated on February 24, Home Africa Equatorial Guinea. Currency Central African franc. Mr Obiang Nguema is Africa's longest serving leader and has been described by rights organisations as one Africa's most brutal dictators. According to Human Rights Watch, the ''dictatorship under President Obiang has used an oil boom to entrench and enrich itself further at the expense of the country's people''.
He has been pursued in French courts for allegedly plundering state coffers to buy luxury homes and cars in France. His son and vice-president, Teodoro 'Teodorin' Nguema Obiang, has been resisting attempts by the US administration to seize his assets, denying charges that they were obtained with allegedly corrupt funds taken from his country.
Equatorial Guinea's media outlets are closely controlled by the government. There are few private publications. Some key dates in Equatorial Guinea's history:. A new city rising from the jungle. Government of Equatorial Guinea.
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