Equatorial Guinea
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Malabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.
- Population
- 1,795,834 (2024 est.)
- Area
- 28,051 sq km
- Government
- presidential republic
- Religions
- Roman Catholic 88%, Protestant 5%, Muslim 2%, other 5% (animist, Baha'i, Jewish) (2015 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Fang 78.1%, Bubi 9.4%, Ndowe 2.8%, Nanguedambo 2.7%, Bisio 0.9%, foreigner 5.3%, other 0.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
- Currency
- Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
- Life Expectancy
- 63.9 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .gq
- Climate
- tropical; always hot, humid
- Terrain
- coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
- Natural Resources
- petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
- Major Exports
- crude petroleum, natural gas, alcohols, wood, scrap iron (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
Equatorial Guinea consists of a continental territory and five inhabited islands; it is one of the smallest countries by area and population in Africa.