Equatorial Guinea, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Malabo, capital city of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Flag

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
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 (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Equatorial Guinea are called Equatorial Guineans, Equatoguineans
The country’s total area is	28,051 Km² ( 17,430 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	94
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Equatorial Guinea HDI ranks in position nº 133 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.650 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Equatorial Guinea’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 57 countries Equatorial Guinea passport ranks in position nº 82 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
Equatorial Guinea Capital city	Malabo
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

8 provinces (provincias)

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