Guinea Equatorial by Maria Wright by Maria Wright

Country overview

mariaghianna12345 — 2024-08-09 21:00:46 UTC

Equatorial Guinea is on the coast of central America. Its the smallest African country to be a member of the united states. What makes Equatorial guinea unique is that it is the only Independent African country where Spanish is the official language. Around 1.675 million people live there! Equatorial guineas main language is Spanish, but, they also speak French, and Portuguese. The origin of guinea equatorials flag is by the Portuguese and Spanish, and eventually got its independence from Spain.

Current events

mariaghianna12345 — 2024-08-20 20:55:54 UTC

Some disturbing new news about equatorial guinea is that on February 15th 2023, Equatorial Guinea confirmed their first case of the deadly diease Marburg. This has no treatment or vaccine. Human rights are being violated. Some examples are unlawful killings, torture, and life threatening prison conditions. Some foreign people are forced to do labor.

Traditions

mariaghianna12345 — 2024-08-23 15:31:45 UTC

One of Equatorial Guineas most popular traditions is the Abira, this is supposed to cleanse the evil. The type of dancing is Pan-African style such as reggae, rock and roll, soukous and makossa. Some popular dances are Mamaracho, Makuta and Bitkutsi, and Ibanga. These are some of the most popular music and dances.

Tourism

mariaghianna12345 — 2024-08-30 20:45:52 UTC

One of the top places that tourists visit is Cathedral de Santa Isabel. This is the largest church in Slovikia, this church has 13,000 square feet, and over 5000 people can fit inside of it! You could also go to beaches, bodypainting festivals, and national parks. If I went to equatorial guinea, I would go to the beaches because they are beautiful and i love swimming.

Foods

mariaghianna12345 — 2024-09-06 20:50:51 UTC

Equatorial Guineas most popular dishes are stews and soups. The most popular soup in equatorial guinea is, pepesup, it has red snapper, tomatoes, onions, chilies, and spices, and is mostly served with rice Another popular food is their sauces, the sauce is most of the time made from peanuts, yams, and ocrao. Equatorial guinea is very popular for their seafood. I would eat the soup and the sauce too.

Music and dance

1301309976 — 2024-09-25 15:32:27 UTC

Pan-African styles,soukous and makossa are some of the most popular dances. reggae and rock and roll are both very popular as well. I havent heard of any of the artists. The balélé is preformed usually by a 3-person orchestra that is preformed along the coast most of the time. I think the music is very interesting.

Sports

1301309976 — 2024-09-25 15:39:54 UTC

The most popular sport in equatorial guiena is, football, (soccer) the CAF is a good soccer team, they got the confederation cup.

Highlights

1301309976 — 2024-09-26 21:00:10 UTC

I liked this country because of many reasons. One of the reasons is the scenary, the beaches are gorgeous and would definetly go see them. The music seems really fun and lively along with the dances. The food looks interesting.