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Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Region
Africa · Middle Africa
Capital
Malabo
Population
1,938,431 (2025)
Government
presidential republic
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Official languages
French, Portuguese, Spanish
Spoken languages
Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes Fang, Bubi, Portuguese (official), French (official), Fa d'Ambo spoken in Annobon) 32.4% (1994 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
28,051 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
African Union, IMF, WTO (observer)
Borders
Cameroon , Gabon

Political stability

63 / 100

Economic stability

45 / 100

Population stability

34 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
crude petroleum, natural gas, alcohols, wood, scrap iron (2023)
Key imports
ships, poultry, plastic products, beer, valves (2023)
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
Primary route
Gulf of Guinea and Congo-basin gateways to Europe
Secondary route
Cape-routed services to Asia

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.