Equatorial Guinea

Country in Middle Africa

Equatorial Guinea is a country in Middle Africa, with its capital in Malabo. About 1.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 147th most populous of the 195 countries. At 28,051 km², it is the 141st largest country by area. It borders Cameroon and Gabon.

Equatorial Guinea at a glance

Capital: Malabo
Population (2025): 1.9 million
Area: 28,051 km²
Density: 69 per km²
Official languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish
Currency: Central African CFA franc
People: Equatorial Guinean
Calling code: +240
Internet domain: .gq
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Equatorial Guinea?

How Equatorial Guinea compares

Population rank

147th of 195

47th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

141st of 195

44th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

69 per km²

More crowded than 40% of countries

Similar in size: Burundi (27,834 km²).
Similar population: Latvia (1.8 million).
The Central African CFA franc is also used in 5 other places: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
Portuguese is also an official language in 8 other countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and 2 more.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more.

The flag of Equatorial Guinea

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How players do with Equatorial Guinea

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Equatorial Guinea so far, from 66 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

33% right

15th hardest of 176 · 66 answers

Players find Equatorial Guinea on the map in 33% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Gabon.

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Countries that border Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea borders 2 countries: Cameroon and Gabon.

Quick quiz: Equatorial Guinea

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1. Which is the flag of Equatorial Guinea?
2. What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
3. Which of these borders Equatorial Guinea?

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Questions about Equatorial Guinea

Is Equatorial Guinea a country?

Yes. Equatorial Guinea is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?

The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo.

Which countries border Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea borders 2 countries: Cameroon and Gabon.

How many countries border Equatorial Guinea?

2. Equatorial Guinea shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km², about the same size as Burundi (27,834 km²).

Is Equatorial Guinea hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Equatorial Guinea in 33% of 66 tries, 15th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Gabon.

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