Facts and Figures

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located in Central Africa. The country consists of an insular region, made up of several islands, and a mainland region named after the Río Muni. The mainland region is bordered by Cameroon to the north, and Gabon to the south and east. On the west, the Río Muni region overlooks the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea covers an area of around 28,000 square kilometres and is inhibited by approximately 1.50 million residents.

The capital city is Malabo, which has a population of 297,000 persons, while the seat of government is in Oyala. The country’s currency is the CFA franc, a currency used by five other countries in Africa, including OPEC Member Country Gabon. The official language of Equatorial Guinea is Spanish. French and Portuguese are widely used, too.

While the African nation is a producer and net exporter of crude oil, it is also a key producer and exporter of natural gas. In former times, Equatorial Guinea exported coffee, timber and cocoa.

The current President of Equatorial Guinea is HE Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. He was elected in 1979.

Equatorial Guinea became a full member of OPEC on 25 May 2017.