Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea · Middle Africa
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Middle Africa, with Ciudad de la Paz as its capital, home to about 1,938,431 people. Equatorial Guinea shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Ciudad de la Paz |
|---|---|
| Region | Middle Africa |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF Fr) |
| Calling code | +240 |
| ISO codes | GQ / GNQ / 226 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇶 |
| Population | 1,938,431 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 28,051 km² |
| Languages | French, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Internet domain | .gq |
| Demonym | Equatorial Guinean |
Bordering countries
About Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a United Nations member state in Middle Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Ciudad de la Paz. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Central African CFA franc (Fr), using the code XAF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Equatorial Guinea for Ciudad de la Paz’s own facts and history.
To call Equatorial Guinea from abroad, dial the country code +240. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GQ (alpha-2) and GNQ (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,938,431.
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How Equatorial Guinea compares
- Area: 28,051 km², ranking 141 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,938,431, ranking 146 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 69 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 5 other countries and territories use the Central African CFA franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Equatorial Guinea
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.