• Officially known as the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
• Located on the west coast of Central Africa; only Spanish-speaking country in Africa.
• Area: 28,000 sq km; population (2025): 1,853,559, mainly Fang people (85%).
• New capital: Ciudad de la Paz (since January 2026); Malabo is the second largest city.

• Consists of a mainland region (Río Muni) and an insular region (Bioko and Annobón islands).
• Borders Cameroon to the north, Gabon to the south and east.
• The Equator runs near Annobón island.

• First inhabitants: Pygmies; followed by Bantu-speaking groups around the 6th century BC.
• Explored by Portuguese explorer Fernando Pó in 1472; became Spanish Guinea via the Treaty of El Pardo in 1778.
• Gained independence in 1968; dictatorship under Francisco Macías Nguema, later overthrown by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 1979.

• Major oil producer since the mid-1990s; wealth distribution is very unequal.
• High adult (95.3%) and youth (98%) literacy rates; Spanish is the main official language.
• Authoritarian government with poor human rights record; human trafficking is a significant issue.
• Member of various international organizations including the UN and OPEC.

List of Popular Newspapers published in Equatorial Guinea.