Interesting Fact

Equatorial Guinea is officially called the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The region was formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, until it gained independence in 1968. Equatorial Guinea has one of the worst human rights records in the world, with prevalent slave and sex trafficking.

Equatorial Guinea has an area of 28,050 sq km, a population of 1.6 million, and a medium HDI of 0.556.