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Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial,French: Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, French: République de Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial), is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. As of 2012, the country has a population of 1.6 million.
Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó) in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the site of the country's capital, Malabo. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. The mainland region, Río Muni, is bordered by Cameroon on the north and Gabon on the south and east. It is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, and Oyala, the country's planned future capital. Rio Muni also includes several small offshore islands, such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico.
Coordinates: 11°N 10°W / 11°N 10°W / 11; -10
Guinea i/ˈɡɪni/, officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other parts of the wider region of the same name, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 10.5 million and an area of 245,860 square kilometres (94,927 sq mi).
Guinea is a republic. The president is directly elected by the people and is head of state and head of government. The unicameral Guinean National Assembly is the legislative body of the country, and its members are also directly elected by the people. The judicial branch is led by the Guinea Supreme Court, the highest and final court of appeal in the country.
Guinea is a predominantly Islamic country, with Muslims representing 85 percent of the population. Guinea's people belong to twenty-four ethnic groups. French, the official language of Guinea, is the main language of communication in schools, in government administration, in the media, and among the country's security forces, but more than twenty-four indigenous languages are also spoken.
Guinea is a traditional name for the region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It stretches north through the forested tropical regions and ends at the Sahel.
The etymology of "Guinea" is uncertain. The English term Guinea comes directly from the Portuguese word Guiné, which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the Guineus, a generic term for the black African peoples south of the Senegal River (as opposed to the 'tawny' Zenaga Berbers, north of it, whom they called Azenegues or Moors). The term "Guinea" is extensively used in the 1453 chronicle of Gomes Eanes de Zurara.
King John II of Portugal took up the title of Senhor da Guiné (Lord of Guinea) from 1483. It is believed the Portuguese borrowed Guineus from the Berber term Ghinawen (sometimes Arabized as Guinauha or Genewah) meaning "the burnt people" (analogous to the Classical Greek Aithiops, "of the burned face"). The Berber terms "aginaw" or "Akal n-Iguinawen" mean "black" or "land of the blacks."
The guinea is a coin of approximately one quarter ounce of gold that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1814. It was the first English machine-struck gold coin, originally worth one pound sterling, equal to twenty shillings, but rises in the price of gold relative to silver caused the value of the guinea to increase, at times to as high as thirty shillings. From 1717 to 1816, its value was officially fixed at twenty-one shillings. Then, Great Britain adopted the gold standard and guinea became a colloquial or specialised term.
The name came from the Guinea region in West Africa, where much of the gold used to make the coins originated. Although no longer circulated, the term guinea survives in some circles, notably horse racing, and in the sale of rams to mean an amount of one pound and one shilling (21 shillings) or one pound and five pence in decimalised currency. The name also forms the basis for the Arabic word for the Egyptian pound الجنيه el-Genēh / el-Geni, as a sum of 100 qirsh (one pound) was worth approximately 21 shillings at the end of the 19th century.
Earlier this year Lucy Duran and the World Routes team headed to Equatorial Guinea to record the traditional music of the little known country. Hear the first of programmes on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday 19th May at 10pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01shy5r
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6250 R. Malabo (Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial) - Malabo. First tuned in at 2015 UTC but all that could be heard was Echo of Unification plus heavy jamming. But I waited until propagation from Korea started to dissipate (from signal absorption along the daylight path between Korea and Mount Evelyn). Actually, the Korean QRM fell away very quickly around 2125. Sure enough, Radio Malabo could be heard and clearly noted at 2130 with Spanish IDs and announcements. Then into back-to-back Afro music programming with no further announcements. A fair signal from 2130 but weakened considerably by 2210. More anncts at 2230 and the station finally faded by 2250. Great to see this station reactivated after a long absence. July 27. http://www.medxr.blogspot.com.au
The national anthem of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Lyrics in Spanish: Caminemos pisando la senda De nuestra inmensa felicidad. En fraternidad, sin separación, ¡Cantemos Libertad! Tras dos siglos de estar sometidos Bajo la dominación colonial, En fraterna unión, sin discriminar, ¡Cantemos Libertad! ¡Gritemos Viva, Libre Guinea, Y defendamos nuestra Libertad. Cantemos siempre, Libre Guinea, Y conservemos siempre la unidad. ¡Gritemos Viva, Libre Guinea, Y defendamos nuestra Libertad. Cantemos siempre, Libre Guinea, Y conservemos siempre la unidad. Y conservemos, Y conservemos La independencia nacional. Y conservemos, Y conservemos La independencia nacional. English Translation: Let us walk the path Of our great happiness. In brotherhood, without separation, We sing Freedom! After...
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It appears this station is back on the air after many years absence. The signal here in Alabama is not nearly good enough to get an ID from it due to local thunderstorm activity, but I can tell that they're speaking what appears to be Spanish or Portuguese and playing music.
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Saturday evening finally boarded a flight and left The Gambia with Guniean President Alpha Conde. They are believed to be heading for the Guinean capital, Conakry. Jammeh in his usual white apparel was seen waving at a group of people who had gathered at the airport as he entered the plane. Some reports also indicate that Jammeh will proceed from Conakry to Equatorial Guinea. It is not clear which other members of his entourage left with him but journal… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/01/21/yahya-jammeh-finally-leaves-the-gambia Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is...
En Guinea Ecuatorial, Teodoro Obiang busca seguir siendo el mandatario más longevo del mundo, tras 43 años como presidente. Llegó al poder tras un Golpe de Estado y, desde entonces, las denuncias de fraude electoral y el castigo a sus opositores han marcado las elecciones del país. Ayer, unos 420.000 ciudadanos estaban llamados a las urnas de unas elecciones sin apenas suspense en las que Obiang partía como único favorito. El mandatario llegó al poder en 1979 tras derrocar a su tío mediante un golpe de Estado. Un país que tuvo que reconstruirse casi desde cero y cuyo principal sustento es el petróleo. #GuineaEcuatorial #TeodorObiang #elecciones #dictadura #africa #news #LiveNews #StreamingNews #españa #noticiasenespañol 👉👉 Más noticias: https://www.rtve.es/noticias ➤SUSCRÍBETE a RTVE...
Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial,French: Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, French: République de Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial), is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. As of 2012, the country has a population of 1.6 million.
Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó) in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the site of the country's capital, Malabo. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. The mainland region, Río Muni, is bordered by Cameroon on the north and Gabon on the south and east. It is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, and Oyala, the country's planned future capital. Rio Muni also includes several small offshore islands, such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico.