Fun facts about Equatorial Guinea
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Pygmies likely once lived in the continental region that is now Equatorial Guinea, but are today found only in isolated pockets in southern Río Muni.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).
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The Portuguese explorer Fernando Pó is credited as being the first European to see the island of Bioko in 1472.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).
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The plantations of Fernando Pó were mostly run by a black Creole elite, later known as Fernandinos.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).
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Photo: Herman Moll · Public Domain
Independence from Spain was gained on 12 October 1968, at noon in the country's then capital, Malabo.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Herman Moll · Public Domain