Talk:Equatorial Guinea

Formatting and language conventions For articles about Equatorial Guinea, please use the 24-hour clock to show times, e.g. 09:00-12:00 and 18:00-00:00. Please show prices in this format: FCFA100, not Fr 100, or 100FCFAA. Please use American spelling.

For future reference the Project:CIA World Factbook 2002 import can be found at Talk:Equatorial Guinea/CIA World Factbook 2002 import. -- (WT-en) Huttite 03:03, 28 Mar 2005 (EST)

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AIDS

Quick Googling finds plenty of info about AIDS in Equatorial Guinea that contradicts the "info" below, so I've cut it out for time being. (WT-en) Jpatokal 22:19, 20 August 2007 (EDT)

AIDS The Government do not acknowledge the presence of AIDS in their country. It is an offence even to have an AIDS test. There are lots of pretty African girls in Malabo but the doctor (no names for safety) estimates that 80+% of females over 14 are infected.

Smallpox vaccine?

"proof of smallpox, yellow fever, & cholera vaccinations." Yellow Fever, yea, but there's no way the rest of this is right. I'll continue searching, though, b/c I don't want to leave any rock unturned.

Regions

There should be just three regions: Rio Muni, Bioko, & Annobón. (WT-en) AHeneen 12:14, 22 January 2010 (EST)

So that's basically two islands and one region for the whole mainland country? Not saying that's wrong, just want to be clear. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 12:45, 22 January 2010 (EST)

It was my understanding that this is the way EG is divided. Rio Muni is just around 150km wide and 100km tall. However, after reading about the geography of it, there is a narrow coastal plain with about 3/4ths of Rio Muni being rolling hills and lots of valleys. Wikipedia topo map When it comes to content, I don't know that Rio Muni can be divided much, given the little information there is about it to begin with. So keeping it as one region seems fine to me. (WT-en) AHeneen 14:25, 22 January 2010 (EST)

Done. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 04:16, 23 January 2010 (EST)

A little contradiction here?

Here are some rare photos; why not have a look at them? --(WT-en) CurvyEthyl 20:43, 16 February 2012 (EST)

I saw that too...was very surprised. Not sure what is contradictory, though. The page mentions that there's a lot of oil wealth and most things are expensive. Seems similar to Luanda. Pretty easy to level slums and build fancy building when you're a filthy rich dictator...I'm fairly certain that within a couple kilometers of these pictures, you can find plenty of locals living in poverty. And that's just Malabo...from my understanding, the mainland is much more typical of the region. (WT-en) AHeneen 17:01, 18 February 2012 (EST)

Well, here's a peek at the new capital to be built. AHeneen (talk) 18:46, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

And now, a month later, the BBC puts out a piece touting Oyala as the future capital-under-construction. Searching the web, this seems to be the only reference to Oyala as the future capital. The only Wikipedia article is in French and labels Oyala as a University & administrative center (pôle administratif et universitaire). One source (in Spanish), published in August, calls Oyala the future capital. Another interesting one (in French) just says the city will have three purposes: university, tourism, & industrial. So I can't really figure out which of Oyala or Djibloho will be the future capital. At any rate, both are interesting projects. AHeneen (talk) 07:22, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

24h clock format

Does anybody object to consistently using our 24h clock format in Equatorial Guinea articles since that comes closest to the (Iberian) style most commonly seen in print and on signs? --W. Frank^email_talk 19:11, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

I am in Malabo at the moment. I can't say I have noticed the time written in any particular format. I have just had a look at some of the hotel paperwork and it lists times as 12h00, 17h00 for example. So 24 hour clock makes sense to me. Davidbstanley (talk) 18:21, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

I guessed you were in Malabo from your recent edits. I bet it's changed a lot since I was there in the last century. It used to be a real hell-hole.

Getting back on-topic, I suggest we wait a week to see if anyone has a contrary preference before making the appropriate changes. Try and keep cool! --W. Frank^email_talk 21:05, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Visas for Equatorial Guinea

Swept in from the pub

I was wondering, has anyone visited Equatorial Guinea in the past?

I must say, it has the most confusing visa regulations ever and there's no clear-cut information on how to get certain documents (like the invitation letter for instance). Roovinn (talk) 03:43, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

I checked one embassy's website (the Equatoguinean embassy in Washington DC), and it says that you need two invitation letters: one from the authorities, and one from an entity in the country. Roovinn (talk) 03:44, 26 February 2022 (UTC)