Equatorial Guinea
Sovereign state in Central Africa
Also known as Republic of Equatorial Guinea · gq · GEQ
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz(since 2026)
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Sources- 1.realequatorialguinea.com/destacado/politica/plazo-de-un-ano-para-el-traslado-de-entes-publicos-a-la-nueva-capital-politica-de-guinea-ecuatorial/
- 2.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2026/01/04/en-guinee-equatoriale-ciudad-de-la-paz-devient-officiellement-la-nouvelle-capitale_6660479_3212.html
- , Malabo(1968–2026)
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Sources- 1.realequatorialguinea.com/destacado/politica/plazo-de-un-ano-para-el-traslado-de-entes-publicos-a-la-nueva-capital-politica-de-guinea-ecuatorial/
- 2.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2026/01/04/en-guinee-equatoriale-ciudad-de-la-paz-devient-officiellement-la-nouvelle-capitale_6660479_3212.html
- Ciudad de la Paz(since 2026)
- Population
- 1,847,549(2023)
- , 1,267,689(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- , 1,222,442(2015)
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- +54 more
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $11.8B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $12.3B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $11.8B(2022)
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc(since 1984)
- , Equatorial Guinean ekwele(1975–1985)
- , Equatorial Guinean peseta(1969–1975)
- Official language
- Spanish
- , French(since 1997)
- , Portuguese
- Head of state
- Teodoro Obiang(since 1979)
- , Francisco Macías Nguema Biyoko(1968–1979)
- Head of government
- Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua(since 2024)
- , Manuela Roka(2023–2024)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
495 statements · 36% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Cameroon statement is subject of: Cameroon–Equatorial Guinea border
- Gabon statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1968)
- African Union
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1970)
- International Development Association(since 1972)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1992)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1994)
- African Development Bank
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- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Bank of Central African States
- OHADA
- Interpol(since 1980)
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Africa/EQUATORIAL-GUINEARetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/equatorial-guineaRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1979)
- AFRISTAT(since 1993)
- Gulf of Guinea Commission
- Universal Postal Union(since 1970)
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Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=107Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1970)
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- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(since 1989)
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(since 2017)
- World Health Organization
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- Economic Community of Central African States
- World Customs Organization(since 2021)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa(since 1999)
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Portuguese Empire(1472–1778)
- Spanish Empire(1778–1968)
- Demonym
- Equatoriaal-Guineeër
- Equatorial Guinean
- Equatoguinean
- egyenlítői-guineai
- ækvatorialguineaner
- guineoecuatorieni applies to part: plural
- guineoecuatorian applies to part: masculine
- guineoecuatoriană applies to part: feminine
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- বিষুবীয় গিনীয়
- equatoguineano applies to part: masculine singular
- equatoguineana applies to part: feminine singular
- equatoguineani applies to part: masculine plural
- equatoguineane applies to part: feminine plural
- ecuatoginean
- ecuatoguineanu applies to part: masculine singular
- ecuatoguineana applies to part: feminine singular
- équatoguinéen applies to part: masculine
- Ekvatorgvineano
- équatoguinéenne applies to part: feminine
- Équatoguinéen applies to part: masculine singular
- Équatoguinéenne applies to part: feminine singular
- מגינאה המשוונית applies to part: feminine, masculine
- ecuatoguineano applies to part: masculine singular
- ecuatoguineana applies to part: feminine singular
- ecuatoguineana applies to part: feminine singular
- ecuatoguineane applies to part: feminine plural
- ecuatoguineani applies to part: masculine plural
- ecuatoguinean applies to part: masculine singular
- equatoguineà applies to part: masculine singular
- equatoguineana applies to part: feminine singular
- غيني ستيوائي applies to part: masculine singular
- غينية ستيوائية applies to part: feminine singular
- غينيين ستيوائيين applies to part: masculine plural
- غينيات ستيوائيات applies to part: feminine plural
- guineoecuatoriano applies to part: masculine singular
- Diplomatic relation
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Equatorial Guinea relations
- Germany statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–Germany relations
- North Korea(since 1969) statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–North Korea relations
- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: China–Equatorial Guinea relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–Taiwan relations
- United States statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–United States relations
- Russia statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–Russia relations
- Georgia(since 2010)
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- Spain statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–Spain relations
- IPA transcription
- ɛkʋɑtuˈɾɪɑːlɡɪneːɑ language: Norwegian
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Unemployment rate
- 8%(2014)
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type E
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Emergency phone number
- 112 has use: emergency medical services
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-03
- 115 has use: fire department
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 113 has use: police
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-10
- 114 has use: police
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-10
- 112 has use: emergency medical services
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 3.7800°N, 8.7200°E
- Marriageable age
- 12 years old applies to part: all genders
- Short name
- 赤几
- 赤幾
- Number of out-of-school children
- 50,071(2001)
- Has characteristic
- not-free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 4.835(2014)
- 4.924(2013)
- 5.011(2012)
- 5.095(2011)
- 5.176(2010)
- 5.253(2009)
- 5.324(2008)
- 5.391(2007)
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- 5.454(2006)
- 5.512(2005)
- 5.568(2004)
- 5.623(2003)
- 5.676(2002)
- 5.726(2001)
- 5.773(2000)
- 5.814(1999)
- Motto text
- Unidad, Paz, Justicia
- Unity, Peace, Justice
- Единство, мир, справедливост
- Unité, Paix, Justice
- Unidade, Paz, Justiça
- Geoshape
- Data:Equatorial Guinea.map
- Life expectancy
- 57.681 years(2016)
- 57.434 years(2015)
- 57.18 years(2014)
- 56.905 years(2013)
- 56.601 years(2012)
- 56.265 years(2011)
- 55.908 years(2010)
- 55.543 years(2009)
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- 55.19 years(2008)
- 54.858 years(2007)
- 54.55 years(2006)
- 54.262 years(2005)
- 53.987 years(2004)
- 53.709 years(2003)
- 53.415 years(2002)
- 53.099 years(2001)
- 52.752 years(2000)
- 52.371 years(1999)
- Part of
- European colonies in Africa(until 1968)
- Portuguese Empire(1472–1778)
- Spanish Empire(1778–1968)
- Portuguese-speaking African countries
- Official name
- Guinée équatoriale
- la République de Guinée équatoriale
- República de Guinea Ecuatorial
- República de Guinea Equatorial
- Suicide rate
- 16.4(2016)
- 16.5(2015)
- 16.7(2010)
- 13.7(2005)
- 15.5(2000)
- Native label
- República de Guinea Ecuatorial
- République de Guinée équatoriale
- República da Guiné Equatorial
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 1.4737°S, 5.6423°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 1.5895°N, 11.5000°E
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 1.4136°S, 5.6168°E
- VAT rate
- 15%
- Age of majority
- 18 years old
- BTI Status Index
- 2.97(2022)
- 3.02(2020)
- BTI Governance Index
- 3.33(2022)
- 3.41(2020)
- Democracy Index
- 1.92(2020)
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- 1.92(2020)
- Human Development Index
- 0.596(2021)
- 0.599(2020)
- 0.605(2019)
- 0.601(2018)
- 0.601(2017)
- 0.603(2016)
- 0.603(2015)
- 0.598(2014)
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- 0.594(2013)
- 0.592(2012)
- 0.585(2011)
- 0.579(2010)
- 0.586(2009)
- 0.582(2008)
- 0.578(2007)
- 0.569(2006)
- 0.556(2005)
- 0.545(2004)
- 0.537(2003)
- 0.534(2002)
- 0.522(2001)
- 0.512(2000)
- Hashtag
- EquatorialGuinea
- Birth rate
- 29.865(2022)
- 30.498(2021)
- 31.174(2020)
- 31.874(2019)
- Male population
- 883,926(2022)
- 863,375(2021)
- 844,153(2020)
- 821,881(2019)
- Death rate
- 8.708(2022)
- 9.042(2021)
- 9.026(2020)
- 8.582(2019)
- Rural population
- 435,309(2022)
- 432,136(2021)
- 429,337(2020)
- 425,111(2019)
- Female population
- 790,982(2022)
- 771,091(2021)
- 751,896(2020)
- 731,149(2019)
- Urban population
- 1,239,599(2022)
- 1,202,330(2021)
- 1,166,712(2020)
- 1,127,920(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 1.6508°N, 10.2679°E
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On other databases
146 identifiers linking Equatorial Guinea across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_2627
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID10840
- ArchINFORM location ID6166
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294910239
- BabelNet ID00031298n
- BBC News topic IDcg41ylwvw0et
- BBC Things IDaca7cf76-e049-482e-a598-55d595d890f2
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID15325772s
- Booru tagequatorial_guinea
- British Museum person or institution ID185164
- British Museum place IDx56008
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDäquatorialguinea
- CAB ID6284
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf12005005
- CANTIC ID981061343512806706
- CIVICUS Monitor country entryequatorial-guinea
- Climate Policy Radar TopicsQ2106
- Comic Vine ID4020-61185
- Curlie IDRegional/Africa/Equatorial_Guinea/
- Data Commons IDcountry/GNQ
- DBNL country IDequat01
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--6718
- DR topic IDaekvatorialguinea
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID132834
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Equatorial-Guinea
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDguinee-equatoriale
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0049142
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID18645
- Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists IDEE0P
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ4007
- European Education Thesaurus ID1655
- EuroVoc ID1218
- FactGrid item IDQ1059311
- FAST ID1219325
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)EK
- France 24 topic ID (French)guinée-équatoriale
- Freebase ID/m/02kcz
- GACS ID358
- GADM IDGNQ
- GCMD keyword ID3b515cd8-bc42-4fab-9990-df3be2817938
- GENC 3-character codeGNQ
- GeoNames ID2309096
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)2SGjAh
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000161
- GND ID4068436-2
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm02kcz
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDguinea-equatorial
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0031708
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDEkvatorial-Guinea
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4941066
- Grove Art Online IDT026459
- Harper's tagequatorial-guinea
- HDS ID003432
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1285868
- IAB code1288
- ICANNWiki page IDEquatorial_Guinea
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30421
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2378995
- IdRef ID040814955
- INaturalist place ID9240
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99392
- Interlingual Index IDi82936
- IOC country codeGEQ
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeGQ
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeGNQ
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code226
- ITU letter codeGNE
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.226
- J9U entity ID987007564526905171
- Joconde location IDT84-144
- KBpedia IDEquatorialGuinea
- Klexikon article IDÄquatorialguinea
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/EKVATORIALNAYA_GVINEYA.html
- KulturNav-ID5100b1f9-b8a5-4e0b-bbea-da0e0bf10fb8
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/eg
- Le Figaro tag IDGuinée-équatoriale
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/guineeequatoriale
- Lex IDÆkvatorialguinea
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn82047828
- Libris-URIjgvxwd224s4ltg3
- M49 code226
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=226
- Marine Regions Geographic ID2112
- MeSH descriptor IDD016703
- MeSH tree codeZ01.058.290.100.300
- Mindat locality ID25497
- Museum-digital place ID14050
- MusicBrainz area ID218e28fc-7e19-3700-b4d5-5d9199a59418
- NALT ID23663
- Namuwiki ID적도 기니