Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Officially Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Locally Guinea Ecuatorial
What the flag looks like
Three horizontal stripes of green, white and red, with a blue triangle at the hoist and the national coat of arms, a silk-cotton tree beneath six stars, in the center of the white stripe.
What it means
Green represents natural resources, white peace, red the struggle for independence, and blue the sea linking the mainland and islands; the six stars are the mainland and the five islands.
How to remember it
Equatorial Guinea
stacks green-white-red with a blue hoist triangle and a silk-cotton tree in the middle; the tree is its giveaway.
Fun facts
- It is the only sovereign African country with Spanish as an official language.
- In January 2026 the capital was officially moved from Malabo, on Bioko island, to Ciudad de la Paz, a planned city on the mainland.
Equatorial Guinea at a glance
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz (Malabo during the transition)
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population
- 1.9 million
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Languages
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (FCFA)
- Flag adopted
- 1979