Population: 551,201
Capital: Malabo
Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency Name: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Government Type: Republic
Languages: Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
Ethnic Breakdown: Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)
Religion: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Major Cities: Malabo, Bata, Luba
Phone Country Code: 240
Health Concerns: degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Official Tourism Website: www.guinea-equatorial.com
High Travel Season: November - March
Voltage: 220 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, e
Major Holidays:
Misc Fact / Good to Know: The mainland section of Equatorial Guinea is called Mbini.