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Equatorial Guinea

غينيا الاستوائية

AfricaCentral Africa

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Name in Arabic
غينيا الاستوائية
Capital
Malabo
Region
Africa
Subregion
Central Africa
Official languages
French, Portuguese, Spanish
Currency
Central African CFA Franc · Fr · XAF
Area
28,051 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is a country in Central Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In Arabic, the name is written غينيا الاستوائية, and the capital مالابو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo. Malabo lies at about 4° north and 9° east. Equatorial Guinea has 3 official languages: French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Its currency is the Central African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XAF. 5 other countries use the same currency, including Chad, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon.

Equatorial Guinea covers about 28,051 square kilometres, which puts it 141st by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Cameroon and Gabon. The largest of these neighbours by area is Cameroon. Other countries in Central Africa include the DR Congo, Chad, and Angola. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Equatorial Guinea with the other countries of the same region.

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