_#_Capital: Malabo
_#_Administrative divisions: 2 provinces (provincias, singular—provincia); Bioko, Rio Muni; note—there may now be 6 provinces named Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele Nzas
_#_Independence: 12 October 1968 (from Spain; formerly Spanish Guinea)
_#_Constitution: 15 August 1982
_#_Legal system: in transition; partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
_#_Executive branch: president, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives of the People (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal
_#_Leaders: