Thursday, April 23, 2009

Climate

Climate


the Climate of Equatorial Guinea is very tropical, seems like its always hot, and very humid.

Monday, April 20, 2009

tourist attractions

Tourist Attractions

they are a Spanish speaking country. they also have many good tourists attractions, such as beaches, Malabo old town, and what they call old town.

imports and exports

Imports and Exports

Equatorial Guinea’s main export countries that they send things to are to the US, China, Japan, France and Spain. These countries buy products such as timber, petroleum and cocoa from the country.The country’s main import countries are France, the US, Cameroon, Spain and the UK. The products that are imported include manufactured goods and equipment.

government

Government
there government is a Dictatorship. dictatorship is where one person decides what goes on in the country.

Sports

Sports

in equatorial Guinea they are very big on soccer, they like it because it provides a healthy activity, and something else to do beside engaging in harmful activities such as drug use and sexual activities.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Drinks and Food


Drinks and Food
equatorial guinea has many interesting drinks and foods, some of the drinks they have are Osang which is a type of African tea. another cool one is malamba which is a sugar cane brew. some national foods are meat and fish grilled with crushed pumpkin seeds.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

There land

There Land The mainland was originally inhabited by Pygmies. The Fang and Bubi went there in the 17th century and to the island of Fernando Po in the 19th century. In the 18th century, the Portuguese got the land to the Spanish that included Equatorial Guinea. From 1827 to 1844, Britain administered Fernando Po, but it was then was took back by Spain. Río Muni, which was the the mainland, was not lived in by the Spanish until 1926. Spanish Guinea, as it what it was called, it gained independence from Spain on Oct. 12, 1968. It is Africa's only Spanish-speaking country.


what they produce

What they Produce

Equatorial Guinea is the third-largest producer of crude oil in sub-Saharan Africa. Equatorial Guinea's oil reserves are located pretty much in the hydrocarbon-rich Gulf of Guinea, containing reserves as high as 10% of the world total. because of that large amounts of foreign investment primarily by U.S. companies have gone into the country's oil sector in resent years. Equatorial Guinea's total oil reserves a estimated at 1.1 billion barrels.