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Equatorial Guinea
Location marker · geographic overview
2° N / 10° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Population
- 1,892,516 2024
- Area
- 28,051 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial) is a small country in Central Africa that's divided into three parts: the mainland, Bioko Island, where the former capital is located, and Annobón Island. The mainland is wedged between Cameroon and Gabon. It is one of the largest oil producers in Africa, along with Angola and Nigeria.
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-07. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Calling code
- +240
- Internet domain
- .gq
- Land border codes
- CMR, GAB
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .gq. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.