Equatorial Guinea in other languages: Ciudad de la Paz and Malabo

The capital of Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Ecuatorial in Spanish, is Ciudad de la Paz since January 2026; Malabo held that role from 1968. The country is coded GQ, GNQ and 226 in ISO 3166-1, and this page gives its name in 162 languages, Malabo in 57, the eight provinces and the anthem.

Official languagesSpanish (español), French (français), Portuguese (português)

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Guinea Ecuatorial Spanish · Latin

República de Guinea Ecuatorial

Guinée équatoriale French · Latin

République de Guinée équatoriale

Guiné Equatorial Portuguese · Latin

República da Guiné Equatorial

English
Equatorial GuineaRepublic of Equatorial Guinea
Capital
Ciudad de la PazCiudad de la Paz

ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. Capital: Ciudad de la Paz by presidential decree-law of 2 January 2026, replacing Malabo, with one year for state bodies to move (EFE via Swissinfo, 3 January 2026; Afrik.com). Flag after the Wikimedia Commons drawing, simplified: the coat of arms in the white band is left out.

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The capital of Equatorial Guinea and the name in other languages

The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Ciudad de la Paz. A presidential decree of 2 January 2026 declared the city in the province of Djibloho the capital and gave state institutions one year to move there from Malabo, which had been the capital since independence on 12 October 1968. Ciudad de la Paz was planned from 2011 under the name Oyala and took its present name, City of Peace, in 2017.

The country name joins two ideas, the Equator and the Guinea coast, and the languages in the table build it in different ways. Romance languages translate it word for word: Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinée équatoriale, Guiné Equatorial. German, Danish and Swedish fuse it into one word, Äquatorialguinea, Ækvatorialguinea, Ekvatorialguinea. Others use their own word for the Equator: Czech Rovníková Guinea, Polish Gwinea Równikowa, Hungarian Egyenlítői-Guinea, Finnish Päiväntasaajan Guinea and Greek Ισημερινή Γουινέα.

Malabo was Santa Isabel under Spanish rule, named in honour of Queen Isabella II. In 1973 President Francisco Macías Nguema replaced place names of European origin, and the city was renamed after Malabo Löpèlo Mëlaka, the last Bubi king. Its exonyms barely vary: Lithuanian Malabas, Icelandic Malabó, Russian Малабо, Chinese 馬拉博.

Equatorial Guinea in other languages: list of exonyms

Equatorial Guinea in 162 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
EnglishengEquatorial Guineasame as written
Aragonese, Asturian, Galician, Spanisharg / ast / glg / spaGuinea Ecuatorialsame as written
Afrikaans, West Frisianafr / fryEkwatoriaal-Guineesame as written
Catalan, Interlinguacat / inaGuinea Equatorialsame as written
Czech, Slovakces / slkRovníková Guineasame as written
Crimean Tatar, Gagauzcrh / gagEkvatorial Gvineya / Экваториаль ГвинеяEkvatorial Gvineya
German, Luxembourgishdeu / ltzÄquatorialguineasame as written
Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbiandsb / hsbRunikowa Guinejasame as written
Finnish, Kvenfin / fkvPäiväntasaajan Guineasame as written
AzerbaijaniazeEkvatorial Qvineya / Екваториал ГвинејаEkvatorial Qvineya
BambarabamCɛmajan Ginesame as written
BosnianbosEkvatorijalna Gvineja / Екваторијална Гвинеја / ئەقواتۉرٖىيالنا غوٖىنەياEkvatorijalna Gvineja
BretonbreGinea ar C’hehedersame as written
CornishcorGyni Ekwadorielsame as written
WelshcymGuinea Gyhydeddolsame as written
DanishdanÆkvatorialguineasame as written
EsperantoepoEkvatora Gvineosame as written
EstonianestEkvatoriaal-Guineasame as written
BasqueeusEkuatore Gineasame as written
FaroesefaoEkvatorguineasame as written
FrenchfraGuinée équatorialesame as written
Franco-ProvençalfrpGuinê èquatoriâlasame as written
FriulianfurVuinee Ecuatoriâlsame as written
Scottish GaelicglaGini Mheadhan-Chriosachsame as written
IrishgleAn Ghuine Mheánchriosach / An Ġuine Ṁeánċriosaċsame as written
ManxglvGuinea Chryss ny Cruinneysame as written
Haitian CreolehatGine ekwateryalsame as written
CroatianhrvEkvatorska Gvinejasame as written
HungarianhunEgyenlítői-Guineasame as written
IndonesianindGuinea Khatulistiwasame as written
IcelandicislMiðbaugs-Gíneasame as written
ItalianitaGuinea Equatorialesame as written
JavanesejavGuinea Katulistiwasame as written
Jersey Norman FrenchjnfDginnée d’l’Êquateursame as written
KarakalpakkaaEkvatoriallıq Gvineya / Экваториальлық ГвинеяEkvatoriallıq Gvineya
Kurmanji KurdishkurGînêya Rojbendîsame as written
LatinlatGuinea Aequatorialis, Guinea Aequatorensis, Guinea Aequinoctialissame as written
LatvianlavEkvatoriālā Gvinejasame as written
LimburgishlimEquatoriaol Guineesame as written
LingalalinGine-Ekwatoliáli, Gine-Ekwatorialsame as written
LithuanianlitPusiaujo Gvinėjasame as written
Ladin-Valle di Badialld-badGuinea Ecuatorialasame as written
Ladin-Gardenalld-grdGuinea Ecuaturielasame as written
MalagasymlgGinea Ekoatorialasame as written
MaltesemltGwinea Ekwatorjalisame as written
MoldovanmolGuineea Ecuatorială / Гуйнея ЕкуаториалэGuineea Ecuatorială
MalaymsaGuinea Khatulistiwa / ݢينيا خط الاستواٴGuinea Khatulistiwa
NahuatlnahGuinea Tlahcotlālticpacsame as written
NavajonavGíní Nahasdzáán Ałníiʼgi Siʼánígíísame as written
Low GermanndsÄquatoriaal-Guineasame as written
DutchnldEquatoriaal-Guineasame as written
NorwegiannorEkvatorial-Guineasame as written
NovialnovEquatoral Ginisame as written
Norman FrenchnrmGùinaee-du-Golfesame as written
OccitanociGuinèa Eqüatorialasame as written
PolishpolGwinea Równikowasame as written
PortugueseporGuiné Equatorialsame as written
QuechuaqueChawpipacha Khiniyasame as written
Kalderash RomanirmyEkuatorialni Guineya / एकुआतोरिआल्नी गुइनेयाEkuatorialni Guineya
RomanshrohGuinea equatorialasame as written
RomanianronGuineea Ecuatorialăsame as written
AromanianrupGuinea Equatorialãsame as written
SicilianscnGuinea Equaturialisame as written
SloviosloEkvatorju Gvinea / Екваторйу ГвинеаEkvatorju Gvinea
SlovenianslvEkvatorialna Gvinejasame as written
Northern SamismeBeaivvedási Guineasame as written
SamogitiansmgEkvatuorė Gvinėjėsame as written
SomalisomIkweetiga Guineasame as written
AlbaniansqiGuineja Ekuatorialesame as written
SardiniansrdGuinea Ecuadorialesame as written
Saterland FrisianstqÄquatorioal Guineasame as written
SwahiliswaGuinea ya Ikwetasame as written
SwedishsweEkvatorialguineasame as written
SilesianszlGwinea Růwnikowasame as written
TetumtetGiné Ekuatoriálsame as written
TagalogtglGiniyang Ekwatorialsame as written
TurkmentukEkwatorial Gwineýa / Экваториаль Гвинея, Ekwator Gwineýasy / Экватор ГвинеясыEkwatorial Gwineýa, Ekwator Gwineýasy
TurkishturEkvator Ginesisame as written
UzbekuzbEkvatorli Gvineya / Экваторли Гвинея / ئېكۋەتارلى گۋىنېيەEkvatorli Gvineya
VietnamesevieGhi-nê Xích-đạosame as written
VolapükvolKveatora-Gineyänsame as written
VõrovorEkvatoriaal-Gineasame as written
WalloonwlnGuinêye Ecwåtoriålesame as written
WolofwolGinne gu Yemoo, Gineg yamoosame as written
YorubayorGuinea Alágedeméjìsame as written
ZazakizzaGineya Ekwatorisame as written
Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Tuvankom / krc / tyvЭкватор ГвинеяĖkvator Gvineja
AbazaabqЭкваториальна ГвинеяĖkvatorial'na Gvineja
AltaialtЭкватордогы ГвинеяĖkvatordogy Gvineja
AvaravaЭкваториял ГвинеяĖkwatorijal Gwineja
BashkirbakЭкватор Гвинеяһы / Ekvator GvineyahıEkvator Gvineyahı
BelarusianbelЭкватарыяльная Гвінея / Ekvataryjalnaja Hvinieja, Экватарыяльная Гвінэя / Ekvataryjalnaja HvinejaEkvataryjalnaja Hvinieja, Ekvataryjalnaja Hvineja
BulgarianbulЕкваториална ГвинеяEkvatorialna Gvineja
ChechencheЭкваторан Гвиней / Ekvatoran GvineyEkvatoran Gviney
ChuvashchvЭкваториаллӑ ГвинейĖkvatoriallă Gvinej
KazakhkazЭкваторлық Гвинея / ەكۆاتورلىق گۆينەيا / Ekvatorlıq GvïneyaEkvatorlıq Gvïneya
KabardiankbdЭкуадор ГуинеэĂkuador Guineă
KyrgyzkirЭкватордук Гвинея / ەكۋاتوردۇق گۋىنەيا / Ekvatorduq GvineyaEkvatorduq Gvineya
KhakaskjhЭкваториальнай ГвинеяĖkvatorial'naj Gvineja
Kurdish (Caucasus, Cyrillic)kmrГԝинейа Әкваторе / Gwînêya Ekvatorê, Гвинейа Екваторе / Gvînêya Êkvatorê, Гвинейа Әкваторе / Gvînêya EkvatorêGwînêya Ekvatorê, Gvînêya Êkvatorê, Gvînêya Ekvatorê
KumykkumЭкваториальный ГвинеяĖkvatorial'nyj Gvineja
LezgilezЭкваториалдин ГвинеяĖkvatorialdin Gvineja
Meadow MarimhrЭкваторийысе ГвинейĖkvatorijyse Gvinej
MacedonianmkdЕкваторијална ГвинејаEkvatorijalna Gvineja
MongolianmonЭкваторын ГвинейÄkvatoryn Gvinej
OssetianossЭкваториалон ГвинейĖkvatorialon Gvinej
RusynrueРовникова ҐвінеяRovnykova Gvineja
RussianrusЭкваториальная ГвинеяĖkvatorial'naja Gvineja
YakutsahЭкуатор ГуинеятаÄkuator Guinejata
SerbiansrpЕкваторијална Гвинеја / Ekvatorijalna GvinejaEkvatorijalna Gvineja
TatartatЭкваторлы Гвинея / Ekvatorlı Gvineyä / ئېكۋاتورلى گۋىنېيەEkvatorlı Gvineyä
TajiktgkГвинеяи Истивоӣ / گوینیهٔ استوائی / Gvinejaji IstivoīGvinejaji Istivoī
UdmurtudmЭкваториальной ГвинеяĖkvatorial'noj Gvineja
UkrainianukrЕкваторіальна ҐвінеяEkvatorial'na Gvineja
Arabicaraغينيا الاستوائية, جينيا الاستوائيةĠīniyā l-Istiwāʾīyâ, Gīniyā l-Istiwāʾīyâ
South Azerbaijaniazbائکواتوریال قوینئیا / Ekvatorial QvineyaEkvatorial Qvineya
Sorani Kurdishckbگینیای ئیستیوائی / Gînyay ÎstîwaîGînyay Îstîwaî
Persianfasگینهٔ استوایی / Gineye EstevâyiGineye Estevâyi
Western Punjabipnbاستوائی گنیIstivāʾī Ginī
Pashtopusد استوا کرښه ګيني, د استوا کرښه ګينيا, د استوا کرښه ګينېاdə Istiwā Karŝâ Gīnī, də Istiwā Karŝâ Gīniyā, də Istiwā Karŝâ Gīneā
Uyghuruigئېكۋاتور گۋىنېيىسى / Ékwator Gwinéyisi / Экватор ГвинейисиÉkwator Gwinéyisi
Urduurdاستوائی گنی, ایکواٹوریل گنیIstivāʾī Ginī, Īkvāṫoriyal Ginī
Dhivehidivއިކުއެޓޯރިއަލް ގިނީIkueṫōrial Ginī
Hebrewhebגינאה המשונית / גינאה המשוונית, גיניאה המשווניתGīneʾah ha-Mašvanīt, Gīnēʾah ha-Mašvanīt
Ladinoladגיניאה איקואטוריﭏ / Ginea EkuatorialGinea Ekuatorial
Yiddishyidעקװאַטאָרישע גינעEkvatoriše Gine
Kabylekabⴳⵉⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵉⴽⵡⴰⵜⵓⵔ / Gini n IkwaturGini n Ikwatur
Amharicamhኢኳቶሪያል ጊኔIkʷatoriyal Gine
Greek (Demotic)ell-dhiΙσημερινή ΓουινέαIsīmerinī́ Goyinéa
Greek (Katharevousa)ell-katἸσημερινὴ ΓουϊνέαIsīmerinī̀ Goyïnéa
ArmenianhyeՀասարակածային Գվինեա, Էկվատորային ԳվինեաHasarakacayin Gvinea, Êkvatorayin Gvinea
Georgian, Mingreliankat / xmfეკვატორული გვინეაEkvatoruli Gvinea
Hindihinविषुवतीय गिनी, ईक्वीटोरियल गिनीViṣuvatīya Ginī, Īkvīṭoriyal Ginī
Marathimarइक्वेटोरीयल गिनीIkweṭorīyal Ginī
Bengalibenবিষুবীয় গিনি, ইকুয়েটরিয়াল গিনিBiṣubīyô Gini, Ikuyeṭôriyāl Gini
Gujaratigujઇક્વેટોરિયલ ગિનીIkveṭoriyal Ginī
Oriyaoriବିଷୁବରେଖୀୟ ଗିନୀBiṣubrekʰīyô Ginī
Punjabipanਭੂ-ਖੰਡੀ ਗਿਨੀBʰū-Kʰãḍī Ginī
Sinhalasinනිරක්‍ෂීය ගිනිNirakṣīya Gini
Kannadakanವಿಷುವದ್ರೇಖೆಯ ಗಿನಿViṣuvadrēkʰeya Gini
Malayalammalഇക്വറ്റോറിയൽ ഗിനി, ഇക്വറ്റോറിയൽ ഗ്വിനിയIkvaṟṟōṟiyal Gini, Ikvaṟṟōṟiyal Gviniya
Tamiltamஎக்குவடோரியல் கினி, ஈகுவாடோரியல் கினி, ஈகுவாடோரியல் கினியாEkkuvaṭōriyal Kiṉi, Īkuvāṭōriyal Kiṉi, Īkuvāṭōriyal Kiṉiyā
Telugutelఈక్వటోరియల్ గినియాĪkvaṭōriyal Giniyā
Chinesezho赤道幾內亞/赤道几内亚Chìdào Jīnèiyà
Japanesejpn赤道ギニアSekidō Ginia
Koreankor적도기니Jeogdo Gini
Tibetanbodཨི་ཁུའ་ཊོ་རལ་གི་ནེ།I.kʰu'a.ṭo.ral. Gi.ne
BurmesemyaအီကွေတာဂီနီIkweta Gini
ThaithaอิเควทอเรียลกินีIkʰwētʰɔ̄riyan Kinī
Khmerkhmហ្គីណេ​អេក្វាទ័រ, អេក្វាទ័រ​ហ្គីនីHkīṇe Ekvātŏr, Ekvātŏr Hkīnī

Latin gives three forms. Ladin is listed in two varieties, Badiot and Gherdëina. Greek appears in Demotic and in Katharevousa.

Malabo in other languages

Malabo in 57 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
English, Esperanto, French, Kurmanji Kurdish, Latvian, Portuguese, Spanisheng / epo / fra / kur / lav / por / spaMalabosame as written
Azerbaijani, Moldovan, Turkmenaze / mol / tukMalabo / МалабоMalabo
German, Luxembourgish, Low Germandeu / ltz / ndsMalabosame as written
BosnianbosMalabo / Малабо / مالابۉMalabo
IrishgleMalabosame as written
IcelandicislMalabósame as written
LithuanianlitMalabassame as written
MalaymsaMalabo / مالابوMalabo
SamogitiansmgMalabssame as written
UzbekuzbMalabo / Малабо / مەلەباMalabo
Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainianbul / mon / rus / ukrМалабоMalabo
Bashkir, Serbianbak / srpМалабо / MalaboMalabo
BelarusianbelМалабо / Małabo, Малябо / MalaboMałabo, Malabo
KazakhkazМалабо / مالابو / MalaboMalabo
KyrgyzkirМалабо / مالابو / MalaboMalabo
TatartatМалабо / Malabo / مالابوMalabo
TajiktgkМалабо / ملبا / MalaboMalabo
Arabicaraمالابو, ملابوMālābū, Malābū
South Azerbaijaniazbمالابو / MalaboMalabo
Persianfasمالابو / MâlâboMâlâbo
Western PunjabipnbمالابوMālābō
PashtopusمالابوMālābō
Uyghuruigمالابو / Malabo / МалабоMalabo
UrduurdملابوMalābō
Hebrewhebמלבו, מלאבו, מאלאבוMalabō, Malābō, Mālābō
YiddishyidמאַלאַבאָMalabo
AmharicamhማላቦMalabo
GreekellΜαλάμποMalámpo
ArmenianhyeՄալաբոMalabo
GeorgiankatმალაბოMalabo
Hindi, Nepalihin / nepमालाबोMālābo
BengalibenমালাবোMālābo
PunjabipanਮਾਲਾਬੋMālābo
KannadakanಮಾಲಬೊMālabo
MalayalammalമലാബോMalābō
TamiltamமலபோMalapō
TelugutelమలాబొMalābo
Chinesezho馬拉博/马拉博Mǎlābó
JapanesejpnマラボMarabo
Koreankor말라보Mallabo
ThaithaมาลาโบMālābō
Khmerkhmម៉ាឡាបូMāḷābū

The eight provinces of Equatorial Guinea in Spanish, French and Portuguese

Equatorial Guinea has eight provinces in two regions: Annobón and the two Bioko provinces form the Región Insular, the other five lie on the mainland, the Región Continental. ISO 3166-2:GQ gives the names in all three official languages.

Equatorial Guinea, ISO 3166-2:GQ: 2 regions, 8 provinces
ISO 3166-2SpanishFrenchPortugueseEnglishAdministrative centreChange
Región Insular (GQ-I)3
GQ-AN Provincia de AnnobónProvince d’AnnobonProvíncia de Ano Bom Annobón San Antonio de PaléSan Antonio de Palé
GQ-BN Provincia de Bioko NorteProvince de Bioko NordProvíncia de Bioko Norte Bioko Norte MalaboMalabo
GQ-BS Provincia de Bioko SurProvince de Bioko SudProvíncia de Bioko Sur Bioko Sur LubáLubá
Región Continental (GQ-C)5
GQ-CS Provincia de Centro SurProvince du Centre SudProvíncia de Centro Sur Centro Sur EvinayongEvinayong
GQ-DJ DjiblohoDjiblohoDjibloho Djibloho Ciudad de la PazCiudad de la Paz 2017 Province created; added to ISO 3166-2 on 24 November 2020
GQ-KN Provincia de Kie-NtemProvince de Kie-NtemProvíncia de Kie Ntem Kié-Ntem EbebiyínEbebiyín
GQ-LI Provincia de LitoralProvince du LittoralProvíncia de Litoral Litoral BataBata
GQ-WN Provincia de Wele-NzasProvince de Wele-NzasProvíncia de Wele Nzas Wele-Nzas MongomoMongomo

Codes and names: ISO 3166-2:GQ on the ISO Online Browsing Platform as tabulated by Wikipedia, checked 28 October 2026; ISO added Djibloho (GQ-DJ) on 24 November 2020. Province names in the other columns are given as listed; ISO writes some of them differently in Portuguese, such as Bioko Sul and Centro Sul.

Districts and municipalities of every province

05 · Anthem

Caminemos pisando la senda de nuestra inmensa felicidad

The national anthem in Spanish.

  • Caminemos pisando la senda / De nuestra inmensa felicidad. / En fraternidad, sin separación, / ¡Cantemos Libertad!
  • Tras dos siglos de estar sometidos / Bajo la dominación colonial, / En fraterna unión, sin discriminar, / ¡Cantemos Libertad!
  • Gritemos Viva, Libre Guinea, / Y defendamos nuestra Libertad. / Cantemos siempre, Libre Guinea, / Y conservemos siempre la unidad.
  • Gritemos Viva, Libre Guinea, / Y defendamos nuestra Libertad. / Cantemos siempre, Libre Guinea, / Y conservemos siempre la independencia nacional / Y conservemos, Y conservemos / La independencia nacional.
06 · Questions

Questions about Equatorial Guinea

What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?

Ciudad de la Paz, by a decree of 2 January 2026. Malabo on Bioko island was the capital from independence in 1968 until then.

What are the official languages of Equatorial Guinea?

Spanish, French and Portuguese. The country is Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinée équatoriale and Guiné Equatorial in them.

How many provinces does Equatorial Guinea have?

Eight since Djibloho was created in 2017, coded GQ-AN to GQ-WN in ISO 3166-2.

What was Malabo called before 1973?

Santa Isabel, after Queen Isabella II of Spain.