Where is Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Middle Africa, bordered by Cameroon and Gabon.
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Crazy but True
Equatorial Guinea is the only country in Africa where Spanish is an official language. It is also, despite the name, not on the equator: the equator passes just south of its islands, and the mainland sits entirely in the northern hemisphere.
Equatorial Guinea facts
- Capital
- Malabo
- Population
- 1,938,431 (2025)
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Languages
- French, Portuguese, and Spanish
- Coordinates
- 2°, 10°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- GQ · GNQ
How Equatorial Guinea compares
- Equatorial Guinea is the 143rd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Albania and larger than Burundi.
- It is the 146th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 44th largest of 49 countries by area.