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Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 April 2004. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which won 68 of the 100 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 April 2004. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which won 68 of the 100 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 99,892 | 49.39 | 68 | –7 | |
| Democratic Opposition | 85,822 | 42.43 | 30 | New | |
| Convergence for Social Democracy | 12,202 | 6.03 | 2 | +1 | |
| Others | 4,353 | 2.15 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 202,269 | 100.00 | 100 | +20 | |
| Valid votes | 202,269 | 99.62 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 773 | 0.38 | |||
| Total votes | 203,042 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 210,514 | 96.45 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
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Equatorial Guinea, also rarely known as Equatoguinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea. As of 2021, the country had a population of 1,468,777, over 85% of whom are members of the Fang people, the country's dominant ethnic group. The Bubi people, indigenous to Bioko are the second largest group at approximately 6.5% of the population.
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The Constitution of Equatorial Guinea is the basic document of that country. It was approved in 1991 and amended in 1995. In 2011, a referendum was held on a series of constitutional amendments.
The national coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea was adopted on 21 August 1979.
Equatorial Guinea is a Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority religion. Due to the secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
The Equatorial Guinea women's national football team, nicknamed the Nzalang Femenino, has represented Equatorial Guinea in senior international women's football competition since 2000. It is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, the governing body for football in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1984, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Equatorial Guinea. It was during the Spanish colonialism that football arrived to Equatorial Guinea. Football is now a very popular sport in the country. Recently the national team has made a few surprising results. In the qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2006 Togo was beaten 1-0, and in the qualification for the African Cup of Nations they beat Cameroon 1-0.
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Capital punishment is no longer a legal punishment in Equatorial Guinea.
