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Locator map highlighting Equatorial Guinea in orange on the west coast of Central Africa, bordered by Cameroon and Gabon, with the capital Ciudad de la Paz marked. Surrounding countries and the Atlantic Ocean are labeled, and an inset globe shows the region's location within Africa. Map highlighting Spanish North Africa, showing the locations of Spanish territories along the northern coast of Africa near Morocco, including Ceuta, Melilla, Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Alhucemas, and the Chafarinas Islands. The map also displays surrounding countries such as Spain, Portugal, France, Andorra, Algeria, and Morocco, with the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean labeled. An inset globe in the upper left corner indicates the region's location in Europe and North Africa.
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Locator map highlighting Equatorial Guinea in orange on the west coast of Central Africa, bordered by Cameroon and Gabon, with the capital Ciudad de la Paz marked. Surrounding countries and the Atlantic Ocean are labeled, and an inset globe shows the region's location within Africa.
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Which African Countries Speak Spanish?

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Amy McKenna
Amy McKenna is a senior editor, primarily focused on geography and history matters pertaining to sub-Saharan Africa. She joined Encyclopaedia Britannica in 2004. She was previously employed by Standard...
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In Africa, Spanish is widely spoken in areas of the continent that were colonized by Spain—the country of Equatorial Guinea in west-central Africa and parts of northwest Africa. But Equatorial Guinea is the only African country in which Spanish is an official language. Equatorial Guinea consists of a small territory on the African mainland, called Rio Muni (also known as Continental Equatorial Guinea), and five islands off the coast (known collectively as insular Equatorial Guinea): Bioko (formerly...

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