Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
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