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title: "Equatorial Guinea — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Equatorial Guinea: capital Malabo, area 28,051 km², population 1,938,431 (2025), currency Central African CFA franc. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/equatorial-guinea/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Equatorial Guinea

**Equatorial Guinea: Capital Malabo**

28,051 km² · 1,938,431 people (2025) · Central African CFA franc

The capital sits on Bioko Island, about 250 km from the mainland part of the country. Bioko itself is the tip of a volcano, and Pico Basile rises 3,011 m out of the sea. Annobón, the southernmost island, lies below the equator, so Equatorial Guinea is the only African state with territory in both hemispheres either side of the line.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Malabo
- **Largest city:** Bata
- **Area:** 28,051 km² — 10,831 sq mi
- **Population:** 1,938,431 (2025)
- **Density:** 69.1 people per km²
- **Currency:** Central African CFA franc (XAF, Fr)
- **Official languages:** French, Portuguese, Spanish
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +240
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** GQ · GNQ
- **Continent:** Africa

## How it compares

- **By area:** 143 of 200
- **By population:** 150 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solomon Islands | 28,896 | 838,645 |
| Albania | 28,748 | 2,349,580 |
| Equatorial Guinea ← | 28,051 | 1,938,431 |
| Burundi | 27,830 | 14,390,003 |
| Haiti | 27,750 | 11,906,095 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?

Malabo

### What currency does Equatorial Guinea use?

The Central African CFA franc (XAF).

### How big is Equatorial Guinea?

28,051 km², or 10,831 square miles — 143 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Equatorial Guinea drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Solomon Islands](https://atoneplace.net/country/solomon-islands/)
- [Albania](https://atoneplace.net/country/albania/)
- [Burundi](https://atoneplace.net/country/burundi/)
- [Haiti](https://atoneplace.net/country/haiti/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]