Country profile
Country profile
- Country:
- Equatorial Guinea
- Capital:
- Malabo
- Most populated city:
- Bata (173. 036 aprox.)
- Oficial languages:
- Spanish, French and Portuguese
- Type of government:
- Republic
- President:
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema
- Prime Minister:
- Vicente Ehate Tomi
- Surface:
- 28 051 km2
- GDP per inhabitant $:
- 17 694 in 2013 (FMI)
- Currency:
- Franco CEFA (XFA)
- Currency conversion:
- 1€ are 655,97 XFA.
- 1 dollar:
- 475 641 FCFA
- Name given to the inhabitants:
- Equatoguineans
- International country code:
- + 240 222 (mobile) + 240 333 (fixed lines).
- Neighbour countries:
- Cameroon and Gabon
- Weather:
- tropical humidity
- Temperature:
- between 20o et 30o degrees Celsius
- Average rainfall:
- between 2000 y 3500 mm per year.
- Entry documentation:
- Visa and vaccination card.
The Weather
Equatorial Guinea's climate is equatorial and the average temperature is around 25 ° C with a relative humidity around 90%. Rainfalls are abundant and regular and normally exceed 1,500 or 2,000 mm per year.
On the island of Bioko we find an equatorial climate with a dry season from November to March and a rainy season from April to October.
The climate at the continental region has two dry seasons: the first one is between De- cember and mid-February and the second and most important one, from July to September. We can also find two rainy seasons: from March to June and again from September to November.