REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA
| An independent republic on the west coast of Africa consisting of the provinces of Bioko (island) and Ria Muni (mainland). Formerly Spanish Guinea. | |
| CAPITAL | Malabo. |
| PRINCIPAL PORT | Malabo (Bioko) and Bata (Rio Muni). |
| POPULATION | 300,000. |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Spanish. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v. 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | CFA Franc. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 1126 CFA francs = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT (same as BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 240. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1, 25 May; 5 Jun; 3, 15 Aug; 12 Oct; 10, 25 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Easter; Corpus Christi. |
| REPRESENTATION IN THE UK | None. Enquiries about Customs duties, taxes, import control, etc, may be made to British Trade International. Tel: 020 7215 5000; open 9–5.30, closed Sats. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 6 Rue Alfred de Vigny, 75008 Paris. Tel: 00 33 1 47 66 44 33. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | None located within this
country. (All Malabo embassy staff reside at: British High Commission, Avenue Winston Churchill BP 547 Yaounde, Cameroon. Tel: 00 237 220545, fax: 00 237 220148, e-mail: BHC@yaounde.mail.fco.gov.uk or BHC.yaounde@camnet.cm.) |