Population
1.8M
Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian Dynasty#Hereditary dictatorship
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,346
in 2031
Passport power
#153
24 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
5
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Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Continent
- Africa / Middle Africa
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Population
- 1.8M
- Density
- 65.9/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian Dynasty#Hereditary dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .gq
- Calling code
- +240
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #153 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 24
- Total accessible
- 54
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français), Portuguese (Português), Spanish (Español)
- Religions
- Christianity 88.7%, No religion 5.0%, Islam 4.0%, Traditional faiths 1.7%
- Currencies
- Fr XAF — Central African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.674
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $17,346
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.9 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 63.3%
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.5%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 8.3%
- Urban population (2025)
- 71.6%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 35.4 µg/m³