Countries

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is a small Central African country made up of a mainland region, Río Muni, and islands in the Gulf of Guinea, including Bioko. Independent from Spain since 1968, it was transformed by offshore oil found in the 1990s.

Cloud banked against the forested volcanic slopes of Bioko island at dusk, Equatorial Guinea

Bioko

Photo: Amitsawant0812, CC BY-SA 4.0

Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Green for natural resources, white for peace, red for the fight for independence and blue for the sea linking mainland and islands. The six stars stand for the mainland and five islands.

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