Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea sits in Middle Africa and uses XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Malabo
Population
1.8M
Area
28.1K km2
Population
1.8M
1,795,834 people
Area
28.1K km2
28,051 square kilometers
Density
64/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Malabo
3.75, 8.78
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Equatorial Guinea, officially listed here as Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Equatorial Guinea, GQ, GNQ, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Equatorial Guinea is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,795,834 people and a land area of 28,051 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 64 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 2, 10, while the capital coordinate reference is 3.75, 8.78. Equatorial Guinea shares listed land borders with CMR, GAB, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Malabo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Malabo, Bata, Sevilla de Niefang, Ebebiyín and Santiago de Baney. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Equatorial Guinea, capital of Equatorial Guinea, and major urban areas in Equatorial Guinea. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian hereditary dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Equatorial Guinea uses calling code +240, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French, Portuguese and Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as GQ. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 38.5 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Equatorial Guinea profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GQ / GNQ
Top-level domains
.gq
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CMR, GAB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
GQ
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Equatorial Guinea is represented by the GQ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Malabo
Bioko Norte
297,000
primary
#2
Bata
Litoral
290,000
admin
#3
Sevilla de Niefang
Centro Sur
41,084
City
#4
Ebebiyín
Kié-Ntem
36,565
admin
#5
Santiago de Baney
Bioko Norte
29,366
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian hereditary dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+240
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
French, Portuguese, Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
38.5
2022