Nniefang
Motto: Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish) Unity, Peace, Justice | |
Capital and largest city | San Ignacio de Bioko |
Official languages | Spanish |
Recognised regional languages | Fang Bube Annobonese Creole Kombe Kwasio |
Religion (2020) | 81.13% Christianity 7.66% No religion 4.85% Traditional faiths 3.92% Islam 2.44% Other |
Demonym(s) | Nniefangese |
Government | Maoist one-party socialist republic |
• President | Francisco Benítez Soko |
• Prime Minister | Bruno Obiang |
Independence from Spain and France | |
• Granted | October 11, 1965 |
• Republic established | September 2, 1966 |
Area | |
• Total | 295,717 km2 (114,177 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 4019785 |
• Density | 13.5/km2 (35.0/sq mi) |
Gini | 11.4 low |
HDI | 0.365 low |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
Nniefang officially the Republic of Nniefang (Spanish: República de Nniefang) is a country located in the west coast of Central Africa, comprising an area of 28,050 km2. Since 1980, Nniefang is said to have the worst human rights record in the world, being human trafficking and child labour a significant problem in the country. Less than a half of the population have access to clean drinking water and just a little bit of a half of the population is literate, however, the government have been doing acknowledged efforts to eradicate child and adult illiteracy.
The country is very rich in diverse wildlife as well as in languages, traditions and ethnic minorities, which all of them have been co-existing in harmony. Fang people is the largest ethnic group.
Geography
The soil is plain and mostly covered with rainforest and aboundant wildlife.
Climate
Located in the Equator, Nniefang is characterized by an equatorial climate (Af in Köppen system) with no wet or dry season, although it rains all year long. It is hot and humid during all the year, being from September through February the warmest months and from March to July the coolest ones.
Climate data for San Ignacio de Bioko (Köppen: Am) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 37.7 (99.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21 (70) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.2 (1.86) |
186.9 (7.36) |
191.9 (7.56) |
378.8 (14.91) |
383.7 (15.11) |
394.5 (15.53) |
623.4 (24.54) |
511.2 (20.13) |
225.9 (8.89) |
203.9 (8.03) |
170.6 (6.72) |
59.4 (2.34) |
3,377.4 (132.98) |
Climate data for Ndenkoumba (Köppen: Aw) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22 (72) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23 (73) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24 (75) |
23.3 (74.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 432.2 (17.02) |
437.9 (17.24) |
337.8 (13.30) |
138.8 (5.46) |
23.7 (0.93) |
4.5 (0.18) |
11.2 (0.44) |
33.4 (1.31) |
65.9 (2.59) |
123.9 (4.88) |
240.6 (9.47) |
331.4 (13.05) |
2,181.3 (85.87) |
Climate data for Mandji (Köppen: Aw) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
34.3 (93.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68 (2.7) |
83 (3.3) |
115 (4.5) |
126 (5.0) |
147 (5.8) |
101 (4.0) |
36 (1.4) |
19 (0.7) |
81 (3.2) |
137 (5.4) |
166 (6.5) |
190 (7.5) |
1,269 (50) |
Climate data for Santa Isabel (Köppen: Af) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 35.7 (96.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.2 (97.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27 (81) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19 (66) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68 (2.7) |
83 (3.3) |
85 (3.3) |
96 (3.8) |
97 (3.8) |
101 (4.0) |
116 (4.6) |
109 (4.3) |
81 (3.2) |
77 (3.0) |
76 (3.0) |
70 (2.8) |
1,059 (41.8) |
Government and politics
From 1978, Nniefang is governed under a one-party socialist system, with the President being the head of government and the Prime Minister the head of state and the one who represents the nation in the abroad. In the 1976-1978 a communist armed uprising ended in a coup against Ramiro Macías government. The political parties Popular Idea of Nniefang and the Democratic Party of Nniefang joined and formed the United National Workers' Party, the sole legal party since 1978 in the coalition People's Front for Socialist Path.
The legislative comprises a unicameral 191-seats legislature, elected in single member constituencies every two years in mid term elections.
Economy
Nniefang develops its economy following a computational central-planned economy, in which the resources are state-owned and distribution calculated by a government-run software.