Equatorial Guinea

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Easy learning about Equatorial Guinea

The capital city of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo, capital city of Equatorial Guinea.

Word: Oil

Meaning: petroleum wealth

Administrative Divisions

7 divisions:

Annobón Province
Bioko Norte
Bioko Sur
Centro Sur
Kie-ntem
Litoral
Wele-Nzas

Administrative divisions of Equatorial Guinea map

Equatorial Guinea is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Central Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa, member of OPEP.

075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 350 m (1150 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 850 m (2790 ft), 950 m (3120 ft), Max altitude 1215 m (3990 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Height from west to east in Equatorial Guinea

Height from south to north in Equatorial Guinea

1Gulf of Guinea (West)0 m2Benito21 to 669 m

Population of Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025

The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices

Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Heights: NASADEM, NASA

Basic Information

Capital City: Malabo, capital city of Equatorial Guinea

Population: 1,938,431 (UN)

Area: 28,051 km² / 17,430 sq mi

People from Equatorial Guinea are called: Equatorial Guineans, Equatoguineans

Geography

Latitude: 2.333° N

Longitude: 8.990° E

Geographical Subregion: Central Africa

Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Continental Region: Africa Map

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 81 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 54

Climate

tropical; always hot, humid

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 38 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.729 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $7,628 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 103

Currency: Franc

Currency Code: XAF

Human Development

HDI Rank: 133 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.674

Mean Years of Schooling: 8.3

Expected Years of Schooling: 12.5

Life Expectancy at Birth: 63.7 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Protestant

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: N/A

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

OPEP - since 2017

Technical Information

TLD: .gq

Calling Code: +240

MapGeo Name: Equatorial Guinea

MapGeo Code: GQ