Atlas of Equatorial Guinea

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Atlas-country Equatorial Guinea

Guinea Ecuatorial Guinée équatoriale Español Guinea Ecuatorial - República de Guinea Ecuatorial La República de Guinea Ecuatorial es un país del África central, y uno de los países más pequeños del África continental. Limita con Camerún al norte, Gabón al sur y el Golfo de Guinea al oeste, donde las islas de Santo Tomé y Príncipe se ubican al suroeste. Antiguamente fue una colonia española conocida como Guinea Española, y obtuvo su independencia el 12 de octubre de 1968. El territorio del país (conocido continentalmente como "Río Muni" o "Mbini") incluye un gran número de islas, entre las que se encuentran la isla de Bioko, donde se ubica la capital, Malabo (llamada antiguamente Santa Isabel). El nombre que adoptó el país tras obtener su independencia se debe a la cercanía con el Ecuador y a estar situado en el golfo de Guinea. Français Guinée équatoriale - République de Guinée équatoriale La République de Guinée équatoriale (ou Guinée-Équatoriale) est un pays d'Afrique centrale. Elle est constituée de deux parties. L'une continentale, bordée par le Cameroun et le Gabon, l'autre insulaire avec la capitale Malabo. Português Guiné Equatorial - República da Guiné Equatorial A República da Guiné Equatorial é um país no oeste da África Central, um dos menores no continente africano. Faz fronteira com Camarões ao norte, com o Gabão ao sul e a leste, e com o Golfo da Guiné a oeste, onde se localizam as ilhas de São Tomé e Príncipe ao sudoeste. Ex-colônia espanhola, chamada Guiné Espanhola, o território do país (com a parte continental conhecida como Río Muni ou Mbini) inclui uma série de ilhas, incluindo a ilha de Bioko, onde está localizada a capital, Malabo (antiga Santa Isabel). English Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country in West Middle Africa, one of the smallest in continental Africa. It is bordered by ► 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. Short name  Equatorial Guinea Official name Republic of Equatorial Guinea Status Independent country since 1968 Location Central Africa Capital Malabo Population 1,358,276 inhabitants Area 28,051 square kilometres (10,831 sq mi) Major languages Spanish, French, Portuguese (all official), Pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo, Annobonese. Major religions Roman Catholicism More information Equatorial Guinea, Geography of Equatorial Guinea, History of Equatorial Guinea and Politics of Equatorial Guinea More images Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinea (Category).

General maps

Mapa de Guinea Ecuatorial Carte de Guinée Équatoriale Map of Equatorial Guinea

Mapa de Guinea Ecuatorial Carte de Guinée Équatoriale Map of Equatorial Guinea

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  El mismo mapa en español
  La même carte en espagnol
  Same map in Spanish

Mapa de Guinea Ecuatorial Carte de Guinée Équatoriale Map of Equatorial Guinea

Mapa de Guinea Ecuatorial Carte de Guinée Équatoriale Map of Equatorial Guinea

Map of Mbini

Map of Annobón and Bioko

Gulf of Guinea

Provinces of Equatorial Guinea

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Equatorial Guinea, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Equatorial Guinea.

The island of Bioko is discovered by the Portuguese explorer Fernando Pó in 1474, who renames the island after himself. Together with the island of Annóbon the Portuguese colony of Fernando Pó is formed. The colony is ceded to Spain in 1778, though due to the yellow fever there is no Spanish settlement between 1780 and 1843. Since 1843 the colony also includes Río Muni, an area on the African continent and is also known as Spanish Guinea. The islands and Río Muni are officially united in 1926 into the colony of Spanish Guinea. Spanish Guinea is divided in 1959 into the Spanish overseas provinces of Fernando Póo and Río Muni, but reunited as Equatorial Guinea in 1963. In 1968 the country becomes independent as the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Spanish positions in the Gulf of Guinea (1897)

Spanish map of the Isla de Fernado Poo (1897)

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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