Travel Alert Status
Level 4: Do Not Travel
Time Difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate:
tropical; always hot, humid
Travel Currency:
605.7
Languages:
Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Ethnic Groups:
Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish
National Holiday:
Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
Geographic Coordinates:
2 00 N, 10 00 E
Location:
Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Airports:
6