Where is Equatorial Guinea?
About Equatorial Guinea
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media
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Equatorial Guinea is a below average size country in west Africa. Five off shore islands are part of the country.
Equatorial Guinea borders the Atlantic Ocean.
The land is a coastal plain rising to hills inland.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of Equatorial Guinea, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 2 00N
Longitude - 10 00E
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Check the weather in Malabo now.
This is the time in Malabo now
The Equatorial Guinean flag is three equal horizontal stripes of green, at the top, white and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the flag pole side.
The coat of arms is in the centre of the white band. The coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars which represent the mainland and the five offshore islands
above a grey shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice). Green represents the jungle
and natural resources, blue represents the sea that connects the mainland to the islands, white stands for peace, and red recalls the fight for independence.
The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo.
Equatorial Guinea is a presidential republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.
The currency in Equatorial Guinea is the Central African franc.
Spanish, Portuguese and French are the official languages.
Hear the National Anthem
These are the anthem words
Equatorial Guinea is a presidential republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.
The currency in Equatorial Guinea is the Central African franc.
Spanish, Portuguese and French are the official languages.
Hear the National Anthem
These are the anthem words
We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Equatorial Guinea to provide us with a detailed history of
their own country. Check how here.
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The total land area of Equatorial Guinea is 28,051 sq kms which is the 45th largest in Africa.
Equatorial Guinea has no lakes, rivers and canals.
Equatorial Guinea has boundaries with 2 countries
- Gabon 345 kms
- Cameroon 183 kms
Equatorial Guinea has a coastline of 296 kms which is the 32nd longest in Africa.
The highest point in Equatorial Guinea is Pico Basile at 3,008 metres.
The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.
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The total population of Equatorial Guinea is 797,457 people, making it the 51st largest country in Africa by population.
Of this number 399,599 are females and 397,858 are males.
A person from Equatorial Guinea is called Equatorial Guinean.
To be a citizen of Equatorial Guinea, one of your parents must be a citizen of Equatorial Guinea. It is not sufficient to be born in Equatorial Guinea. You have to live in Equatorial Guinea for
10 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.
The largest five cities in Equatorial Guinea, by population are:-
- Bata 173,046 people
- Malabo 155,963
- Ebebiyin 24,831
- Aconibe 11,192
- Anisoc 10,191
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre.
Each little Owlbut is 1 person and
the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as
more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.
72.1% of the people live in cities or towns.
Each little Owlbut is 1 person and
the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as
more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.
72.1% of the people live in cities or towns.
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The birth rate in Equatorial Guinea is 31.7 births per 1,000 of population
The death rate in Equatorial Guinea is 7.6 deaths per 1,000 people.
Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then
the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.
There are 62.2 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 64.4 deaths of boys.
The median age for females is 20.4 and for males is 19.5. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number
of people above the median age as below it.
We have no figures for the average age of a woman when she has her first child.
The elderly dependency ratio is 4.8. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).
The potential support ratio is 20.6. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
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Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total income on health care.
There are 0.4 doctors per 1,000 people.
There are 2.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people.
8.0% of the population are estimated as obese.
72.5% of the urban population and 31.5% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or
protected rainwater collection facility.
79.9% of the urban population and 71.0% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a
permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.
Equatorial Guinea releases 3.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 25th highest in Africa.
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We have no figures for the amount Equatorial Guinea spends of its total income on education.
Children usually start school at age 7 in Equatorial Guinea. Primary education is for six years until age 13 and secondary education can continue till 19. This may be followed
by further education at a university or college.
We are awaiting information about school terms in Equatorial Guinea.
93.0% of females and 97.4% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.
We have no figures for the number of people aged between 16 and 24 who are not in work.
The total number of people available for work in Equatorial Guinea is 195,200.
We do not know in which sectors they work.
8.6% of the workforce are unemployed.
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There are 6 paved airports in Equatorial Guinea, which is the 33rd highest number in Africa.
There are no railways in Equatorial Guinea.
There are 2,880 kilometres of roads in Equatorial Guinea, which means Equatorial Guinea is in 48th place for the most kilometres of roads in Africa.
There is 1 major national newspaper in Equatorial Guinea.
There are 575,650 mobile phone users.
1% of the people have a fixed landline.
180,597 people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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