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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 5/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
6.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 2.2
- Economy 2.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 2 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Population
- 1,668,768 inh.
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Currency
- XAF
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Head of Government
Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
Parliament
Chambre des députés
100 seats
Inception 1984
Sénat de la Guinée équatoriale
70 seats
Inception 2011
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
13 G$
GDP / capita
6,615 $
Growth
-5.8 %
Inflation
2.9 %
Unemployment
8.3 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
63.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.17/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
5/100
Corruption (CPI)
15/100
Press freedom (RSF)
53/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#129
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
5 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
3 Md$
Top exports
- 92% Pétrole brut + LNG
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
21%
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GBR
24%
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FRA
28%
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DEU
28%
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RUS
71%
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CHN
80%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.674/1
Gini
38.5
Refugees originating
424
National anthem
Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OPEC
- Francophonie (OIF)
- CPLP
- African Union
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,008 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,286, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)