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Equatorial Guinea

presidential republic

Equatorial Guinea consists of a continental territory and five inhabited islands; it is one of the smallest countries by area and population in Africa. The mainland region was most likely predominantly inhabited by Pygmy ethnic groups prior to the migration of various Bantu-speaking ethnic groups around the second millennium BC. The island of Bioko, the largest of Equatorial Guinea’s five inhabited islands and the location of the country’s capital of Malabo, has been occupied since at least 1000 B.C.

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CapitalMalabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.
Population1.8M
GDP$29.2B
Area28,051 km²
LanguageSpanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes Fang, Bubi, Portuguese (official), French (official), Fa d'Ambo spoken in Annobon) 32.4% (1994 est.)
CurrencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar -

Leadership

Head of State

Teodoro Obiang

Since 1979

Head of Government

Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua

Since 2024

At a Glance

Population

1.8M

GDP (PPP)

$29B

Global Rankings

123rdGDP per Capitaof 217147thGDP (PPP)of 219210thLife Expectancyof 226152ndPopulationof 233144th

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