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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 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.11.04
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Context
Rise in global attention: Wikipedia views ×2.2 the usual level. Wikimedia · 2026.11.03
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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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.11.03).
- 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
- Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea 100
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Sénat de la Guinée équatoriale
55 seats
Inception 2011
- Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea 55
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
13 G$
GDP / capita
6,615 $
Growth
-5.8 %
Inflation
2.9 %
Unemployment
8.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
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 3,366 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 7,528, or ×2.2. Rising attention.
French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- 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 2026-11-04
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)