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What every visitor should know about Equatorial Guinea:
- Money
- The currency is the Central African CFA franc
(XAF). 100 XAF is worth
about US$0.22, or €0.15.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
- Capital
- Malabo
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Equatorial Guinea facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 633,441
- Language
- Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
- Ethnicity
- Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4%
Economy
- GDP
- US$30,200 (per capita)
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