Basic facts about Equatorial Guinea
| Country name: | Equatorial Guinea |
| Capital: | Malabo |
| Country code: | 277 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | CFA franc BEAC |
| Independence: | 1968-10-12 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from Spain |
| Total area (km2): | 28,051 |
| Land area (km2): | 28,051 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 704,001 |
| Population note: | 704,001 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Spanish FrenchPortuguese |
| All languages: | Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) 32.4% (1994 census) |
| Time zone: | WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +240 |
| Domain: | .gq |