Equatorial Guinea: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	República de Guinea Ecuatorial • Spanish Guinea • Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
Capital	Ciudad de la Paz²
Population	(2026 est.) 1,787,000
Head Of State	President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Form Of Government	republic with two legislative houses (Chamber of Deputies [100]; Senate [70¹])
Official Languages	Spanish; French
Official Religion	none
Official Name	República de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish); République de Guinée Équatoriale (French) (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Total Area (Sq Km)	28,052
Total Area (Sq Mi)	10,831
Monetary Unit	CFA franc (CFAF)
Population Rank	(2026) 153
Population Projection 2030	1,712,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2026) 165
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2026) 63.7
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 74.9% • Rural: (2024) 25.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2021) 60.2 years • Female: (2021) 63.2 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2024) 8,964
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2024) 4,740
¹Minimum of 70 members includes 55 directly elected and 15 appointed members, as well as any ex officio members.²A presidential decree on January 2, 2026, declared Ciudad de la Paz to be the country’s new capital, though government offices initially remained at the previous capital of Malabo. The decree states “the services of the Presidency of the Republic, the Powers of the State, the Constitutional Bodies, the Governmental Organizations and Public Enterprises of the State, within a period of one year from the entry into force of this Decree-Law, will adopt all the measures and provisions that are convenient for their transfer and effective settlement in the new capital.”