Trivia in Equatorial Guinea
Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country
National symbols
Flag: A horizontal tricolor flag of green, white, and red with a blue triangle on the left side and the national coat of arms at the center. The coat of arms features a silk-cotton tree with six stars and the motto "Unidad Paz Justicia."
Emblem: A shield-shaped coat of arms centered on a giant silk-cotton tree with six stars representing the islands and the motto.
Trivia & facts
- Africa's only country with Spanish as an official language.
- Capital Malabo is on Bioko Island, not on the mainland.
- Joined OPEC in 2017 as one of the newest oil-producing countries.
- Ureka on Bioko Island receives over 10,000mm of rainfall annually, among the world's highest.
- Country name includes "equator," but the mainland does not lie on the equator line.
- Mobile country code +240 is a rare 200-series code in Africa.
- Okoumé wood from Río Muni, famous for timber exports, is a premium plywood material.
- The country's highest peak, Mount Basilé, is volcanic at 3,008m elevation.
- Over half the professional soccer players registered in the domestic league are naturalized.
- Portuguese was added as an official language in 2010.