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Extensible Markup Language  |  1995-06-13  |  3KB  |  19 lines
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  14.         <text><span class="style42"></span><span class="style12">EQUATORIALGUINEA</span><span class="style13"></span><span class="style42">Official name:</span><span class="style13"> La Rep├║blica de Guinea Ecuatorial (The Republic of Equatorial Guinea)</span><span class="style42">Member of: </span><span class="style13">UN, OAU</span><span class="style42">Area: </span><span class="style13">28051 km2 (10831 sq mi)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">377000 (1993 est)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">Malabo 37000 (1988 est)</span><span class="style42">Languages: </span><span class="style13">Spanish (official), Fang, Bubi</span><span class="style42">Religion: </span><span class="style13">Roman Catholic majority</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">Elections are held by universal adult suffrage for a President to serve for seven years and an 80-member National Assembly for five years.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">The republic consists of the fertile island of Bioko (formerly Fernando P├│o), the much smaller islands of Pagalu (formerly Annob├│n) and the Corisco Group, and the district of Mbini (formerly R├¡o Muni) on the African mainland. </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">The tropical climate is hot and humid with heavy rainfall.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">Mbini exports coffee and timber; Bioko exports cocoa. The economy relies heavily on foreign aid. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">CFA franc.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">Fernando P├│o was acquired by Spain in 1778. R├¡o Muni was added in 1856 to create Spanish Guinea. The harsh plantation system practiced during the colonial era attracted much international criticism. Independence in 1968 began under the dictatorship of Francisco Nguema, who was overthrown by a military coup in 1979. Severe economic decline has been experienced since the 1970s. Although political pluralism was restored in 1993, allegations of abuses of human rights continue and the 1993 elections were condemned by Western observers.</span></text>
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