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Equatorial Guinea: Bioko Island
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The main island of Equatorial Guinea is Bioko (2,020 sq km/779 sq mi), which is located off the western coast of Africa in the Bight of Biafra (Bonny). The island, primarily of volcanic origin, is mountainous and thickly wooded, with a steep, rocky coast. Its highest peak is Pico de Santa Isabel (3,008 m/9,869 ft). The island has fertile volcanic soils and is watered by several streams, and lakes are found in the mountains. Together with the small island of Annobón, lying about 640 km (about 400 mi) to the southwest, it comprises the Bioko, or Insular, region. The climate is tropical; the average annual temperature in Malabo is about 25°C (about 77°F) and the annual rainfall is more than 2,000 mm (more than 80 in).
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Peoples of Equatorial Guinea: There are two peoples dominating each their region in Equatorial Guinea. The people of island of Bioko are the Bubi. They probably were the first to settle on the island, and were the only people until external contacts were brought upon the Bubi by Europeans. Through centuries of interaction of Bubi, Europeans and West Africans (imported labour), a Creole population emerged, the Fernandinos. From the 20th century, more and more Fang people from the Río Muni province were ... drawn to the colonial/national capital.
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Equatorial Guinea lies on the west coast of Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, with Cameroon lying to the north and Gabon to the east and south. The mainland consists of coastal plains rising to interior thickly forested hills. An important part of Equatorial Guinea is the island of Bioko, which was formed from three extinct volcanoes. The nation's capital is Malabo, and the central hub and living accommodations for Marathon employees are located here. Equatorial Guinea has a tropical climate, hot and humid all year round.
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The great majority of the inhabitants of Equatorial Guinea speak a Bantu language. The main ethnic group in Río Muni, where most of the population lives, is the Fang. The population of Bioko is primarily made of the Bubi (the oldest of the modern-day inhabitants), descendants of slaves from W Africa liberated by the British in the 19th cent., and Nigerians and Fangs who migrated there in the 20th cent. Spanish is the official language. Also spoken are pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, and Igbo. The population is at least nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic; some indigenous religions are practiced.
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The principal export crop of Equatorial Guinea is cacao, which is grown almost entirely on Bioko. Coffee is grown on the mainland, which ... produces tropical hardwood timber, a leading export. Cassava and sweet potatoes are the staple foods. Local manufacturing industries include the processing of oil, soap, cocoa, yucca, coffee, and seafood. The currency is the CFA franc (528 CFA francs equal U.S.$1; 2005 average). An exchange rate of 50 CFA francs equal to 1 French franc was enforced from 1948 until 1994, when the CFA franc was devalued by 50 percent.
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The population of Equatorial Guinea (1998 est.) was 454,000. In 2003 the total population was estimated at 494,000; the overall population density was about 18 persons per sq km (about 46 per sq mi). The population is composed almost entirely of black Africans: the Bantu-speaking Bubis, most of whom live on Bioko; the Bengas on Elobey and Corisco; and the Fang (Span. Pamúes) on the mainland. Persons of European descent and of mixed black and European descent make up the remainder. Spanish and French are the official languages, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.
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