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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- alpha-2
- GQ
- alpha-3
- GNQ
- numeric
- 226
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
République de Guinée équatoriale
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.
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
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | eng | Equatorial Guinea | same as written |
| Aragonese, Asturian, Galician, Spanish | arg / ast / glg / spa | Guinea Ecuatorial | same as written |
| Afrikaans, West Frisian | afr / fry | Ekwatoriaal-Guinee | same as written |
| Catalan, Interlingua | cat / ina | Guinea Equatorial | same as written |
| Czech, Slovak | ces / slk | Rovníková Guinea | same as written |
| Crimean Tatar, Gagauz | crh / gag | Ekvatorial Gvineya / Экваториаль Гвинея | Ekvatorial Gvineya |
| German, Luxembourgish | deu / ltz | Äquatorialguinea | same as written |
| Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian | dsb / hsb | Runikowa Guineja | same as written |
| Finnish, Kven | fin / fkv | Päiväntasaajan Guinea | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Ekvatorial Qvineya / Екваториал Гвинеја | Ekvatorial Qvineya |
| Bambara | bam | Cɛmajan Gine | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Ekvatorijalna Gvineja / Екваторијална Гвинеја / ئەقواتۉرٖىيالنا غوٖىنەيا | Ekvatorijalna Gvineja |
| Breton | bre | Ginea ar C’heheder | same as written |
| Cornish | cor | Gyni Ekwadoriel | same as written |
| Welsh | cym | Guinea Gyhydeddol | same as written |
| Danish | dan | Ækvatorialguinea | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Ekvatora Gvineo | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Ekvatoriaal-Guinea | same as written |
| Basque | eus | Ekuatore Ginea | same as written |
| Faroese | fao | Ekvatorguinea | same as written |
| French | fra | Guinée équatoriale | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Guinê èquatoriâla | same as written |
| Friulian | fur | Vuinee Ecuatoriâl | same as written |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Gini Mheadhan-Chriosach | same as written |
| Irish | gle | An Ghuine Mheánchriosach / An Ġuine Ṁeánċriosaċ | same as written |
| Manx | glv | Guinea Chryss ny Cruinney | same as written |
| Haitian Creole | hat | Gine ekwateryal | same as written |
| Croatian | hrv | Ekvatorska Gvineja | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Egyenlítői-Guinea | same as written |
| Indonesian | ind | Guinea Khatulistiwa | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Miðbaugs-Gínea | same as written |
| Italian | ita | Guinea Equatoriale | same as written |
| Javanese | jav | Guinea Katulistiwa | same as written |
| Jersey Norman French | jnf | Dginnée d’l’Êquateur | same as written |
| Karakalpak | kaa | Ekvatoriallıq Gvineya / Экваториальлық Гвинея | Ekvatoriallıq Gvineya |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Gînêya Rojbendî | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Guinea Aequatorialis, Guinea Aequatorensis, Guinea Aequinoctialis | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Ekvatoriālā Gvineja | same as written |
| Limburgish | lim | Equatoriaol Guinee | same as written |
| Lingala | lin | Gine-Ekwatoliáli, Gine-Ekwatorial | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Pusiaujo Gvinėja | same as written |
| Ladin-Valle di Badia | lld-bad | Guinea Ecuatoriala | same as written |
| Ladin-Gardena | lld-grd | Guinea Ecuaturiela | same as written |
| Malagasy | mlg | Ginea Ekoatoriala | same as written |
| Maltese | mlt | Gwinea Ekwatorjali | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Guineea Ecuatorială / Гуйнея Екуаториалэ | Guineea Ecuatorială |
| Malay | msa | Guinea Khatulistiwa / ݢينيا خط الاستواٴ | Guinea Khatulistiwa |
| Nahuatl | nah | Guinea Tlahcotlālticpac | same as written |
| Navajo | nav | Gíní Nahasdzáán Ałníiʼgi Siʼánígíí | same as written |
| Low German | nds | Äquatoriaal-Guinea | same as written |
| Dutch | nld | Equatoriaal-Guinea | same as written |
| Norwegian | nor | Ekvatorial-Guinea | same as written |
| Novial | nov | Equatoral Gini | same as written |
| Norman French | nrm | Gùinaee-du-Golfe | same as written |
| Occitan | oci | Guinèa Eqüatoriala | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Gwinea Równikowa | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Guiné Equatorial | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Chawpipacha Khiniya | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Ekuatorialni Guineya / एकुआतोरिआल्नी गुइनेया | Ekuatorialni Guineya |
| Romansh | roh | Guinea equatoriala | same as written |
| Romanian | ron | Guineea Ecuatorială | same as written |
| Aromanian | rup | Guinea Equatorialã | same as written |
| Sicilian | scn | Guinea Equaturiali | same as written |
| Slovio | slo | Ekvatorju Gvinea / Екваторйу Гвинеа | Ekvatorju Gvinea |
| Slovenian | slv | Ekvatorialna Gvineja | same as written |
| Northern Sami | sme | Beaivvedási Guinea | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Ekvatuorė Gvinėjė | same as written |
| Somali | som | Ikweetiga Guinea | same as written |
| Albanian | sqi | Guineja Ekuatoriale | same as written |
| Sardinian | srd | Guinea Ecuadoriale | same as written |
| Saterland Frisian | stq | Äquatorioal Guinea | same as written |
| Swahili | swa | Guinea ya Ikweta | same as written |
| Swedish | swe | Ekvatorialguinea | same as written |
| Silesian | szl | Gwinea Růwnikowa | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Giné Ekuatoriál | same as written |
| Tagalog | tgl | Giniyang Ekwatorial | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Ekwatorial Gwineýa / Экваториаль Гвинея, Ekwator Gwineýasy / Экватор Гвинеясы | Ekwatorial Gwineýa, Ekwator Gwineýasy |
| Turkish | tur | Ekvator Ginesi | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Ekvatorli Gvineya / Экваторли Гвинея / ئېكۋەتارلى گۋىنېيە | Ekvatorli Gvineya |
| Vietnamese | vie | Ghi-nê Xích-đạo | same as written |
| Volapük | vol | Kveatora-Gineyän | same as written |
| Võro | vor | Ekvatoriaal-Ginea | same as written |
| Walloon | wln | Guinêye Ecwåtoriåle | same as written |
| Wolof | wol | Ginne gu Yemoo, Gineg yamoo | same as written |
| Yoruba | yor | Guinea Alágedeméjì | same as written |
| Zazaki | zza | Gineya Ekwatori | same as written |
| Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Tuvan | kom / krc / tyv | Экватор Гвинея | Ėkvator Gvineja |
| Abaza | abq | Экваториальна Гвинея | Ėkvatorial'na Gvineja |
| Altai | alt | Экватордогы Гвинея | Ėkvatordogy Gvineja |
| Avar | ava | Экваториял Гвинея | Ėkwatorijal Gwineja |
| Bashkir | bak | Экватор Гвинеяһы / Ekvator Gvineyahı | Ekvator Gvineyahı |
| Belarusian | bel | Экватарыяльная Гвінея / Ekvataryjalnaja Hvinieja, Экватарыяльная Гвінэя / Ekvataryjalnaja Hvineja | Ekvataryjalnaja Hvinieja, Ekvataryjalnaja Hvineja |
| Bulgarian | bul | Екваториална Гвинея | Ekvatorialna Gvineja |
| Chechen | che | Экваторан Гвиней / Ekvatoran Gviney | Ekvatoran Gviney |
| Chuvash | chv | Экваториаллӑ Гвиней | Ėkvatoriallă Gvinej |
| Kazakh | kaz | Экваторлық Гвинея / ەكۆاتورلىق گۆينەيا / Ekvatorlıq Gvïneya | Ekvatorlıq Gvïneya |
| Kabardian | kbd | Экуадор Гуинеэ | Ăkuador Guineă |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Экватордук Гвинея / ەكۋاتوردۇق گۋىنەيا / Ekvatorduq Gvineya | Ekvatorduq Gvineya |
| Khakas | kjh | Экваториальнай Гвинея | Ėkvatorial'naj Gvineja |
| Kurdish (Caucasus, Cyrillic) | kmr | Гԝинейа Әкваторе / Gwînêya Ekvatorê, Гвинейа Екваторе / Gvînêya Êkvatorê, Гвинейа Әкваторе / Gvînêya Ekvatorê | Gwînêya Ekvatorê, Gvînêya Êkvatorê, Gvînêya Ekvatorê |
| Kumyk | kum | Экваториальный Гвинея | Ėkvatorial'nyj Gvineja |
| Lezgi | lez | Экваториалдин Гвинея | Ėkvatorialdin Gvineja |
| Meadow Mari | mhr | Экваторийысе Гвиней | Ėkvatorijyse Gvinej |
| Macedonian | mkd | Екваторијална Гвинеја | Ekvatorijalna Gvineja |
| Mongolian | mon | Экваторын Гвиней | Äkvatoryn Gvinej |
| Ossetian | oss | Экваториалон Гвиней | Ėkvatorialon Gvinej |
| Rusyn | rue | Ровникова Ґвінея | Rovnykova Gvineja |
| Russian | rus | Экваториальная Гвинея | Ėkvatorial'naja Gvineja |
| Yakut | sah | Экуатор Гуинеята | Äkuator Guinejata |
| Serbian | srp | Екваторијална Гвинеја / Ekvatorijalna Gvineja | Ekvatorijalna Gvineja |
| Tatar | tat | Экваторлы Гвинея / Ekvatorlı Gvineyä / ئېكۋاتورلى گۋىنېيە | Ekvatorlı Gvineyä |
| Tajik | tgk | Гвинеяи Истивоӣ / گوینیهٔ استوائی / Gvinejaji Istivoī | Gvinejaji Istivoī |
| Udmurt | udm | Экваториальной Гвинея | Ėkvatorial'noj Gvineja |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Екваторіальна Ґвінея | Ekvatorial'na Gvineja |
| Arabic | ara | غينيا الاستوائية, جينيا الاستوائية | Ġīniyā l-Istiwāʾīyâ, Gīniyā l-Istiwāʾīyâ |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | ائکواتوریال قوینئیا / Ekvatorial Qvineya | Ekvatorial Qvineya |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | گینیای ئیستیوائی / Gînyay Îstîwaî | Gînyay Îstîwaî |
| Persian | fas | گینهٔ استوایی / Gineye Estevâyi | Gineye Estevâyi |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | استوائی گنی | Istivāʾī Ginī |
| Pashto | pus | د استوا کرښه ګيني, د استوا کرښه ګينيا, د استوا کرښه ګينېا | də Istiwā Karŝâ Gīnī, də Istiwā Karŝâ Gīniyā, də Istiwā Karŝâ Gīneā |
| Uyghur | uig | ئېكۋاتور گۋىنېيىسى / Ékwator Gwinéyisi / Экватор Гвинейиси | Ékwator Gwinéyisi |
| Urdu | urd | استوائی گنی, ایکواٹوریل گنی | Istivāʾī Ginī, Īkvāṫoriyal Ginī |
| Dhivehi | div | އިކުއެޓޯރިއަލް ގިނީ | Ikueṫōrial Ginī |
| Hebrew | heb | גינאה המשונית / גינאה המשוונית, גיניאה המשוונית | Gīneʾah ha-Mašvanīt, Gīnēʾah ha-Mašvanīt |
| Ladino | lad | גיניאה איקואטוריﭏ / Ginea Ekuatorial | Ginea Ekuatorial |
| Yiddish | yid | עקװאַטאָרישע גינע | Ekvatoriše Gine |
| Kabyle | kab | ⴳⵉⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵉⴽⵡⴰⵜⵓⵔ / Gini n Ikwatur | Gini n Ikwatur |
| Amharic | amh | ኢኳቶሪያል ጊኔ | Ikʷatoriyal Gine |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell-dhi | Ισημερινή Γουινέα | Isīmerinī́ Goyinéa |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell-kat | Ἰσημερινὴ Γουϊνέα | Isīmerinī̀ Goyïnéa |
| Armenian | hye | Հասարակածային Գվինեա, Էկվատորային Գվինեա | Hasarakacayin Gvinea, Êkvatorayin Gvinea |
| Georgian, Mingrelian | kat / xmf | ეკვატორული გვინეა | Ekvatoruli Gvinea |
| Hindi | hin | विषुवतीय गिनी, ईक्वीटोरियल गिनी | Viṣuvatīya Ginī, Īkvīṭoriyal Ginī |
| Marathi | mar | इक्वेटोरीयल गिनी | Ikweṭorīyal Ginī |
| Bengali | ben | বিষুবীয় গিনি, ইকুয়েটরিয়াল গিনি | Biṣubīyô Gini, Ikuyeṭôriyāl Gini |
| Gujarati | guj | ઇક્વેટોરિયલ ગિની | Ikveṭoriyal Ginī |
| Oriya | ori | ବିଷୁବରେଖୀୟ ଗିନୀ | Biṣubrekʰīyô Ginī |
| Punjabi | pan | ਭੂ-ਖੰਡੀ ਗਿਨੀ | Bʰū-Kʰãḍī Ginī |
| Sinhala | sin | නිරක්ෂීය ගිනි | Nirakṣīya Gini |
| Kannada | kan | ವಿಷುವದ್ರೇಖೆಯ ಗಿನಿ | Viṣuvadrēkʰeya Gini |
| Malayalam | mal | ഇക്വറ്റോറിയൽ ഗിനി, ഇക്വറ്റോറിയൽ ഗ്വിനിയ | Ikvaṟṟōṟiyal Gini, Ikvaṟṟōṟiyal Gviniya |
| Tamil | tam | எக்குவடோரியல் கினி, ஈகுவாடோரியல் கினி, ஈகுவாடோரியல் கினியா | Ekkuvaṭōriyal Kiṉi, Īkuvāṭōriyal Kiṉi, Īkuvāṭōriyal Kiṉiyā |
| Telugu | tel | ఈక్వటోరియల్ గినియా | Īkvaṭōriyal Giniyā |
| Chinese | zho | 赤道幾內亞/赤道几内亚 | Chìdào Jīnèiyà |
| Japanese | jpn | 赤道ギニア | Sekidō Ginia |
| Korean | kor | 적도기니 | Jeogdo Gini |
| Tibetan | bod | ཨི་ཁུའ་ཊོ་རལ་གི་ནེ། | I.kʰu'a.ṭo.ral. Gi.ne |
| Burmese | mya | အီကွေတာဂီနီ | Ikweta Gini |
| Thai | tha | อิเควทอเรียลกินี | Ikʰwētʰɔ̄riyan Kinī |
| Khmer | khm | ហ្គីណេអេក្វាទ័រ, អេក្វាទ័រហ្គីនី | Hkīṇe 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
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Esperanto, French, Kurmanji Kurdish, Latvian, Portuguese, Spanish | eng / epo / fra / kur / lav / por / spa | Malabo | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Moldovan, Turkmen | aze / mol / tuk | Malabo / Малабо | Malabo |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Malabo | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Malabo / Малабо / مالابۉ | Malabo |
| Irish | gle | Malabo | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Malabó | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Malabas | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Malabo / مالابو | Malabo |
| Samogitian | smg | Malabs | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Malabo / Малабо / مەلەبا | Malabo |
| Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainian | bul / mon / rus / ukr | Малабо | Malabo |
| Bashkir, Serbian | bak / srp | Малабо / Malabo | Malabo |
| Belarusian | bel | Малабо / Małabo, Малябо / Malabo | Małabo, Malabo |
| Kazakh | kaz | Малабо / مالابو / Malabo | Malabo |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Малабо / مالابو / Malabo | Malabo |
| Tatar | tat | Малабо / Malabo / مالابو | Malabo |
| Tajik | tgk | Малабо / ملبا / Malabo | Malabo |
| Arabic | ara | مالابو, ملابو | Mālābū, Malābū |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | مالابو / Malabo | Malabo |
| Persian | fas | مالابو / Mâlâbo | Mâlâbo |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | مالابو | Mālābō |
| Pashto | pus | مالابو | Mālābō |
| Uyghur | uig | مالابو / Malabo / Малабо | Malabo |
| Urdu | urd | ملابو | Malābō |
| Hebrew | heb | מלבו, מלאבו, מאלאבו | Malabō, Malābō, Mālābō |
| Yiddish | yid | מאַלאַבאָ | Malabo |
| Amharic | amh | ማላቦ | Malabo |
| Greek | ell | Μαλάμπο | Malámpo |
| Armenian | hye | Մալաբո | Malabo |
| Georgian | kat | მალაბო | Malabo |
| Hindi, Nepali | hin / nep | मालाबो | Mālābo |
| Bengali | ben | মালাবো | Mālābo |
| Punjabi | pan | ਮਾਲਾਬੋ | Mālābo |
| Kannada | kan | ಮಾಲಬೊ | Mālabo |
| Malayalam | mal | മലാബോ | Malābō |
| Tamil | tam | மலபோ | Malapō |
| Telugu | tel | మలాబొ | Malābo |
| Chinese | zho | 馬拉博/马拉博 | Mǎlābó |
| Japanese | jpn | マラボ | Marabo |
| Korean | kor | 말라보 | Mallabo |
| Thai | tha | มาลาโบ | Mālābō |
| Khmer | khm | ម៉ាឡាបូ | Māḷābū |
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.
| ISO 3166-2 | Spanish | French | Portuguese | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Región Insular (GQ-I)3 | ||||||
| GQ-AN | Provincia de Annobón | Province d’Annobon | Província de Ano Bom | Annobón | San Antonio de PaléSan Antonio de Palé | |
| GQ-BN | Provincia de Bioko Norte | Province de Bioko Nord | Província de Bioko Norte | Bioko Norte | MalaboMalabo | |
| GQ-BS | Provincia de Bioko Sur | Province de Bioko Sud | Província de Bioko Sur | Bioko Sur | LubáLubá | |
| Región Continental (GQ-C)5 | ||||||
| GQ-CS | Provincia de Centro Sur | Province du Centre Sud | Província de Centro Sur | Centro Sur | EvinayongEvinayong | |
| GQ-DJ | Djibloho | Djibloho | Djibloho | 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-Ntem | Province de Kie-Ntem | Província de Kie Ntem | Kié-Ntem | EbebiyínEbebiyín | |
| GQ-LI | Provincia de Litoral | Province du Littoral | Província de Litoral | Litoral | BataBata | |
| GQ-WN | Provincia de Wele-Nzas | Province de Wele-Nzas | Província 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.
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.
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.