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Republic of Equatorial Guinea
República de Guinea Ecuatorial  (Spanish)
République de Guinée Équatoriale  (French)
República da Guiné Equatorial  (Portuguese)
Motto: Unidad, Paz, Justicia  (Spanish)
Unité, Paix, Justice  (French)
Unidade, Paz, Justiça  (Portuguese)
"Unity, Peace, Justice"
Anthem: Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad  (Spanish)
Let Us Tread the Path of Our Immense Happiness
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Location Equatorial Guinea AU Africa.svg
CapitalMalabo (current)
Ciudad de la Paz (under construction)
3°45′N8°47′E / 3.750°N 8.783°E / 3.750; 8.783
Largest cityBata
Official languages
Recognised regional languagesEnglish
Spoken languages
Ethnic groups
(1994[5])
Religion
Demonym(s)Equatoguinean
GovernmentUnitaryde factoone-partypresidentialrepublic[7]
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
LegislatureParliament
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence from Spain
• Independence Declared
12 October 1968
Area
• Total
28,050 km2 (10,830 sq mi) (141st)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2020 estimate
1,454,789[8] (154th)
• 2015 census
1,225,377[9]
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$29.162 billion (135th)
• Per capita
$21,442[10]
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$12.432 billion (140th)
• Per capita
$9,141[10]
HDI (2019)Increase 0.592[11]
medium · 145th
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+240
ISO 3166 codeGQ
Internet TLD.gq
  1. Including Equatoguinean Spanish (Español ecuatoguineano).

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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