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Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Quick facts
Capital
Malabo
Population
778,000
Area
28,051 km²
Region
Middle Africa
Languages
French, Portuguese, Spanish
Currency
Central African CFA franc (Fr)
Demonym
Equatorial Guinean
UN member
Yes
How Equatorial Guinea compares
Economy size$13 B
144th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 10 in Middle Africa
Income per person$6,745
92nd of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 10 in Middle Africa
Life expectancy63.9 yrs
158th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 10 in Middle Africa
Internet access63.3%
121st of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 10 in Middle Africa
Military spending$113 M
138th of 163 worldwide · 8th of 9 in Middle Africa
Highlights
GDP
$13 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$6,745

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
1.9 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
63.9 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

Internet users
63.3%

Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.

Mobile subscriptions
50

Active mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

Land area
28,050 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
86.4%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
23.5%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
14.9%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
1.0%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$113 M

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Bubi of Bioko and the Fang of Río Muni, through the Portuguese sighting of Fernando Pó, Spain's cocoa colony and a British anti-slavery base, to independence in 1968, the terror of Macías Nguema, the long rule of his nephew Obiang, and the oil wealth of the 1990s.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.