Equatorial Guinea: flag, capital & map
Get to know Equatorial Guinea, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 1,938,431
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Ciudad de la Paz became Equatorial Guinea’s capital by decree in January 2026, replacing Malabo.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
The flag of Equatorial Guinea is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national coat of arms centered in the white band and an isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle is light blue, has its base on the hoist end and spans about one-fifth the width of the field.
Where it is
Equatorial Guinea is grouped in Middle Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Cameroon, Gabon. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Equatorial Guinea has a recorded area of 28,051 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Middle Africa in this dataset, it ranks 9 by area, from largest to smallest. Gabon is immediately above it in that ordering, at 267,668 km². São Tomé and Príncipe is immediately below it, at 964 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 1,938,431 people for Equatorial Guinea in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 69 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are French, Portuguese, and Spanish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Central African CFA Franc (XAF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
Reveal answer
Ciudad de la Paz. Ciudad de la Paz became Equatorial Guinea’s capital by decree in January 2026, replacing Malabo.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Equatorial Guinea?
Reveal answer
The flag of Equatorial Guinea is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national coat of arms centered in the white band and an isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle is light blue, has its base on the hoist end and spans about one-fifth the width of the field.
Which land neighbours of Equatorial Guinea are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Cameroon and Gabon. The source classifies Equatorial Guinea as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Equatorial Guinea?
Reveal answer
French, Portuguese, and Spanish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Equatorial Guinea.
Which currency codes are listed for Equatorial Guinea?
Reveal answer
Central African CFA Franc (XAF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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