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Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Middle Africa. About 1.3 million people live there, in an area of 28 051 square kilometres. Its capital city is Malabo.
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Where is Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea lies in Middle Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 223 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 296 km long.
It shares a border with 2 countries: Cameroon and Gabon.
How big is Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea covers 28 051 square kilometres.
That is about 11 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 141st largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 46.7 people on every square kilometre.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Equatorial Guinea?
About 1.3 million people live in Equatorial Guinea.
That is the 151st biggest population in the world.
People here speak French, Portuguese and Spanish.
They pay with the Central African CFA franc (Fr).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 54 years.
The land of Equatorial Guinea
The land of Equatorial Guinea sits on average 577 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 296 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 15 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Equatorial Guinea different?
Websites from here often end in .gq.
Equatorial Guinea and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Equatorial Guinea.
It takes up about 0.02 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Africa the country ranks 44th of 54 by size, and 47th by population.
Equatorial Guinea and its neighbours
Cameroon, its largest neighbour, is about 16.9 times bigger.
Cameroon has more people: 25.2 million against 1.3 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, one lives wild in Equatorial Guinea: Gorilla. The highest mountain in the country is Pico Basilé, at 3 011 metres. The longest river in the country is the Mbini (Benito).
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How big is Equatorial Guinea compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 334 times as big as Equatorial Guinea: 9 372 610 km² against 28 051 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 8.7 times as big as Equatorial Guinea: 242 900 km² against 28 051 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Equatorial Guinea?
About 1.3 million people live in Equatorial Guinea, which makes it the 151st most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Equatorial Guinea?
How big is Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea covers 28 051 square kilometres, making it the 141st largest country in the world. That is about 11 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea is Pico Basilé, 3 011 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Equatorial Guinea?
The longest river in Equatorial Guinea is the Mbini (Benito).
Which continent is Equatorial Guinea in?
Equatorial Guinea is in Africa, in the part called Middle Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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