Equatorial Guinea
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
(Spanish)
République de Guinée Équatoriale (French)
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish)
Unité, Paix, Justice (French)
Unity, Peace, Justice
Anthem: Caminemos pisando la senda
Capital
(and largest city)
Malabo
3°45′N 8°47′E / 3.75°N 8.783°E
/ 3.75; 8.783
Official
languages
• Spanish
• French
Recognised
regional languages
Fang, Bube, Annobonese
Ethnic groups
85.7% Fang, 6.5% Bubi,
3.6% Mdowe, 1.6%
Annobon, 1.1% Bujeba,
1.4% other (Spanish)[1]
Demonym
Equatorial Guinean,
Equatoguinean
Government
Presidential Republic
-
President
Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo
-
Prime
Minister
Ignacio Milam Tang
Independence
-
from Spain
October 12, 1968
Area
-
Total
28,051 km2 (144th)
10,828 sq mi
- Water (%)
negligible
Population
-
July
2005 estimate
504,000 (166th)
-
Density
18/km2 (187th)
47/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
-
Total
$22.353 billion[2]
-
Per capita
$18,028[2]
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
-
Total
$18.525 billion[2]
-
Per capita
$14,941[2]
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.717
[3] (medium) (115th)
Currency
Central African CFA franc
(XAF)
Time zone
WAT (UTC+1)
-
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)
Drives on the
right
Internet TLD
.gq
Calling code
240
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic
of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República
de Guinea Ecuatorial,
Spanish
pronunci-
ation: [reˈpuβlika
ðe
ɣiˈnea
ekwatoˈɾjal];
French: République de Guinée Équatoriale) is
a country located in Central Africa. With an
area of 28,000 km2 it is one of the smallest
countries in continental Africa, having a pop-
ulation estimated at half a million. It com-
prises two parts: a Continental Region (Río
Muni), including several small offshore is-
lands like Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey
Chico; and an Insular Region containing An-
nobón island and Bioko island (formerly
Fernando Po) where the capital Malabo is
situated.
Annobón is the southernmost island of
Equatorial Guinea and is situated just north
of the equator. Bioko island is the northern-
most point of Equat