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Random title: Equatorial Guinea
Explanation: Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Became an independent republic on October 12, 1968. Monetary unit: Spanish peseta = 100 centimos. Peseta Guineana at par with Spanish peseta. Ekwele at par with Spanish peseta (1973). Ekwele replaced the Spanish peseta in 1979. 1 ekwele (EK plural bikwele) = 100 centimos. Current Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes, as of January 1, 1985 became a member of the franc zone substituting the CFA franc for the previous Monetary unit, the ekwele (EK plural Bikwele) Effectively devaluing the latter by 82%

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fen 6516 3.54%
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Hungary 6288 3.42%