| Africa > Middle Africa > Equatorial Guinea | |
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| Official Name Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Motto Unity, Peace, Justice | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Middle Africa | |
| Capital Malabo | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Beac (XAF) | |
| Independence Day 12 Oct 1968: Independence from Spain in 1968. | |
| Population 1,622,000 | |
| Nationality Equatorial Guinean | |
| Ethnic Group 81.7% Fang, 6.5% Bubi, 3.6% Ndowe, 1.6% Annobon, 1.1% Bujeba (Kwasio), 5.4% Igbo and othersa | |
| Area 28,051 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Cameroon, Gabon | |
| Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 2.00, Longitude 10.00 | |
| Dialing Code +240 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GQ | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GNQ | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 226 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee GEQ | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .gq | |