Equatorial Guinea, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Malabo, capital city of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is a Central-African state with high per-capita GDP from hydrocarbons, investing in downstream gas, health infrastructure, and a regional aviation hub at Malabo.
Equatorial Guinea in one word would be “Oil,” meaning petroleum wealth.
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea armorial
Equatorial Guinea is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of OPEC.
Easy learning about Equatorial Guinea |
The capital city of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo.
| Equatorial Guinea is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle Africa Africa Continent |
| Member of | OPEC since 2017 |
| Equatorial Guinea has a population of | 1,847,549 inhabitants within a total area of 28,051 Km2 (17,430 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Equatorial Guinea’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 94 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.13 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Equatorial Guinea HDI ranks in position nº 133 worldwide HDI of 0.674 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Equatorial Guinea’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 57 countries Equatorial Guinea passport ranks 82nd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Equatorial Guinea GDP per capita is | $7,750 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Equatorial Guinea ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 2° 00' N, 10° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Gabon, Cameroon. |
| Equatorial Guinea Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (XAF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .gq |
| Equatorial Guinea calling code | +240 |
Equatorial Guinea administrative divisions
8 provinces (provincias)
- Annobon,
- Bioko Norte,
- Bioko Sur,
- Centro Sur,
- Djibloho,
- Kie-Ntem,
- Litoral,
- Wele-Nzas
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