Bird stamps from Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. As of 2015, the country has an estimated population of over 1.2 million.
Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó) in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the site of the country's capital, Malabo.
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The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. The mainland region, Río Muni, is bordered by Cameroon on the north and Gabon on the south and east. It is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, and Oyala, the country's planned future capital. Rio Muni also includes several small offshore islands, such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico. The country is a member of the African Union, Francophonie and the CPLP.
Since the mid-1990s, Equatorial Guinea has become one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest oil producers. It is the richest country per capita in Africa, and its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita ranks 69th in the world;However, the wealth is distributed very unevenly and few people have benefited from the oil riches. The country ranks 144th on the UN's 2014 Human Development Index. The UN says that less than half of the population has access to clean drinking water and that 20% of children die before reaching the age of five.
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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1983.01
  15.12.1983
  Christmas
  2v set
80b
    26
    Great Egret    Ardea alba
1985.01
  17.09.1985
  Nature protection
  4v set
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
35f
    232
    Common Chaffinch    Fringilla coelebs
and
    88
    Grey-headed Kingfisher    Halcyon leucocephala
1992.01
  Nature protection
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
150f
    56
    Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus
and
    88
    Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica
250f
    71
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata
and
    108
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus
1999.01
  Parrots
  Strip
Golden Parakeet Guaruba guarouba Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
500f
    108
    Golden Parakeet    Guaruba guarouba
500f
    108
    Great Green Macaw    Ara ambiguus
500f
    108
    Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
1999.02
  Parrots
Moluccan King Parrot Alisterus amboinensis
800f
    109
    Moluccan King Parrot    Alisterus amboinensis
    MS
2001.01
  Prehistoric animals
  3v strip
Iberomesornis Iberomesornis romerali
500f
    0
    Iberomesornis    Iberomesornis romerali
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28 December 2016 at 05:33 ×

Beautiful bird stamps from Equatorial Guinea. Happy Holidays

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