Equatorial Guinea
Capital:
Malabo
Continent:
Africa
Maps:
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| African continent. Equatorial Guinea is the small dark mark. |
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| A close-up of Equatorial Guinea & its neighbors. |
Neighbors:
Cameroon, Gabon
Water Borders:
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea, Campo River, Mitemele River
Total Area:
10,830 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Bata, Malabo, Ebebiyin, Aconibe, Anisoc
Famous Geographical Point:
Mbini River
Famous Person:
Bibiana Martina Olama Mangue, Olympic track athlete
Book Set In/About:
Shadows of Your Black Memory by Donato Ndongo
In the dying days of Spanish rule, a young man in Equatorial Guinea reflects on his childhood, full of conflicts between his African & Spanish roots.
Movie Set In/About:
"Where the Road Runs Out" (2014), directed by Rudolf Buitendach
After the sudden death of a friend, a world-weary scientist returns to Africa to assume his friend's research position. Reviews of this film online are lukewarm, but it's the first-ever feature film to be shot in Equatorial Guinea, so it seemed the best choice.
Headline of the Day:
"Equatorial Guinea: Artist Freed from Prison" on freemuse.org.
He was jailed for six months on trumped-up counterfeit charges, likely because his artwork is critical of the government. Yikes.
This is one of those countries I would place in South America. So thank goodness for this post.
ReplyDeleteI can understand that! "Guinea" sounds like a South American sort of name, especially since there's a Guyana there.
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