Middle Africa
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
The only African nation where Spanish is official.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #309000 30%
- #d81818 30%
- #f0f0f0 20%
- #0060c0 12%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Equatorial Guinea in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|
| Capital | Malabo |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Population | 1,402,985 |
| Area | 28,051 km² · 50 people per km² |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Languages | Spanish, French, Portuguese |
| Country codes | GQ · GNQ · .gq |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Equatorial Guinea is the sole African country with Spanish as an official language, a legacy of Spanish colonial rule.
- Its capital, Malabo, sits not on the mainland but on the volcanic island of Bioko, off the coast of Cameroon.
- The country is split between a mainland region, Río Muni, and several islands in the Gulf of Guinea.
Did you know
Offshore oil discoveries made it one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest per-capita oil producers, though the wealth is very unevenly shared.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.