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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of equatorial guinea conventional short form: equatorial guinea local short form: guinea ecuatorial local long form: republica de guinea ecuatorial former: spanish guinea |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Malabo |
| Administrative divisions | 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas |
| Independence | 12 October 1968 (from Spain) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 12 October (1968) |
| Constitution | approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995 |
| Legal system | partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal adult |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president brig. gen. (ret.) teodoro obiang nguema mbasogo (since 3 august 1979 when he seized power in a military coup) elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 15 december 2002 (next to be held na december 2009); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president election results: teodoro obiang nguema mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - teodoro obiang nguema mbasogo 97.1%, celestino bonifacio bacale 2.2%; elections marred by widespread fraud cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president head of government: prime minister miguel abia biteo borico (since 14 june 2004); first deputy prime minister miguel oyono ndong (since na january 1998); deputy prime minister demetrio elo ndong nze fumu (since na january 1998) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (80 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 7 march 1999 (next to be held 24 april 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - pdge 80%, up 6%, cpds 5%; seats by party - pdge 75, up 4 and cpds 1 note: parliament has little power since the constitution vests all executive authority in the president |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Tribunal |
| Political parties and leaders | Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Placido MIKO Abogo]; Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE (ruling party) [Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO]; Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]; Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Miguel Esono EMAN]; Popular Union or UP [Andres Moises Bda ADA]; Progressive Democratic Alliance or ADP [Victorino Bolekia BONAY]; Union of Independent Democrats of UDI [Daniel OYONO] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador teodoro biyogo nsue chancery: 2020 16th street nw, washington, dc 20009 FAX: [1] (202) 518-5252 telephone: [1] (202) 518-5700 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Equatorial Guinea (embassy closed September 1995); the US ambassador to Cameroon is accredited to Equatorial Guinea; the US State Department is considering opening a Consulate Agency in Malabo |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice) |
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