Definition of Equatorial Guinea in English:
Equatorial Guinea
proper nounɛkwəˌtɔːrɪəl ˈɡɪniɛkwəˌtɔriəl ˈɡɪni
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A small country of West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, comprising several offshore islands and a coastal settlement between Cameroon and Gabon; population 845,000 (estimated 2015); languages, Spanish (official), local Niger–Congo languages, pidgin; capital, Malabo (on the island of Bioko). Formerly a Spanish colony, the country became fully independent in 1968. It is the only independent Spanish-speaking state in the continent of Africa.
Definition of Equatorial Guinea in US English:
Equatorial Guinea
proper nounekwəˌtôrēəl ˈɡinēɛkwəˌtɔriəl ˈɡɪni
A small country in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, comprising several offshore islands and a coastal settlement between Cameroon and Gabon; population 845,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Malabo (on the island of Bioko); languages, Spanish (official), local Niger–Congo languages, pidgin.
Formerly a Spanish colony, the country became fully independent in 1968. It is the only independent Spanish-speaking state on the continent of Africa. Since 1991 it has been nominally a constitutional democracy