Official name
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Name in local language
República de Guinea Ecuatorial (es) ; República da Guiné Equatorial (pt) ; République de Guinée équatoriale (fr)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population (ranking: 155e )
2,015,334 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
2.67 % / year
Area
28,051 km²
Density
71.85 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 139e )13.317 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
10,174 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
-2.90 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
58.40 years (2018)
Birth rate
35.00 ‰ (2014)
Fertility rate
4.83 children / woman (2014)
Death rate (ranking )
10.76 ‰ (2014)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
68.20 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
98.26 % (2015)
Official languages
Spanish, French, Portuguese
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
HDI (ranking: 181e )0.588 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )60.40 (2018)
Government
Unitary dominant-party presidential republic (de jure) under an authoritarian dictatorship (de facto)
Head of State
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
National Day
12 October (independence of 1968)
ISO Codes GQ, GNQ
Demonym
Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Tourists (ranking )
6,000 people (2012)
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Central Africa. It consists of two parts, one mainland, bordered by Cameroon and Gabon , the other island with the island of Bioko (where is the capital Malabo, main urban area of the country) and the island of Annobón.
Malabo, capitale of Equatorial Guinea. Photo: Ipisking Urban areas (2017)
Urban areas
Population
Malabo
476,564 inhabitants
Bata
290,712 inhabitants
Oyala
25,000 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Population
Area
Annobón
5,232 inhabitants
17 km²
Bioko Nord (Bioko-Norte)
476,564 inhabitants
776 km²
Bioko Sud (Bioko-Sur)
207,254 inhabitants
1,241 km²
Centre Sud (Centro-Sur)
222,449 inhabitants
9,931 km²
Kié-Ntem
248,039 inhabitants
3,943 km²
Littoral (Litoral)
405,203 inhabitants
6,665 km²
Wele-Nzas
398,183 inhabitants
5,478 km²
See also
