Malabo
n. capital city of Equatorial Guinea | ||||
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Malabo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Malabo
Noun
1. the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
(hypernym) national capital
(part-holonym) Bioko
Noun
1. the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
(hypernym) national capital
(part-holonym) Bioko
Malabo Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| CIA World Factbook 2005 |
Equatorial Guinea: Government
Introduction
Geography
People
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial former: Spanish Guinea |
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Government type: |
republic |
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Capital: |
Malabo |
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Administrative divisions: |
7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas |
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Independence: |
12 October 1968 (from Spain) |
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National holiday: |
Independence Day, 12 October (1968) |
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Constitution: |
approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995 |
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Legal system: |
partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal adult |
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Executive branch: |
chief of state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)
head of government: Prime Minister Miguel Abia BITEO BORICO (since 14 June 2004); First Deputy Prime Minister Mercelino Oyono NTUTUMU (since 15 June 2004); Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Mangue Obama NFUBEA (since 15 June 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 15 December 2002 (next to be held December 2009); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president election results: Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO 97.1%, Celestino Bonifacio BACALE 2.2%; elections marred by widespread fraud |
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (80 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 25 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 98, NA 2 note: Parliament has little power since the constitution vests all executive authority in the president |
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Judicial branch: |
Supreme Tribunal |
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Political parties and leaders: |
Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Placido MIKO Abogo]; Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE (ruling party) [Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO]; Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]; Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Miguel Esono EMAN]; Popular Union or UP [Andres Moises Bda ADA]; Progressive Democratic Alliance or ADP [Victorino Bolekia BONAY]; Union of Independent Democrats of UDI [Daniel OYONO] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
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International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTO (observer) |
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador Teodoro Biyogo NSUE
chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 518-5700 FAX: [1] (202) 518-5252 |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
the US does not have an embassy in Equatorial Guinea (embassy closed September 1995); the US ambassador to Cameroon is accredited to Equatorial Guinea; the US State Department is considering opening a Consulate Agency in Malabo |
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Flag description: |
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice) |
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Malabo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Malabo
Malabo (IPA: ) is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island (formerly Fernando Poo) on the rim of a sunken volcano [1]. Its population has grown rapidly over the past ten years to about 100,000.
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