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Country name Equatorial Guinea, in 35 editions.
The entry for Equatorial Guinea published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form:
Equatorial Guinea
local long form:
Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local short form:
Guinea Ecuatorial
former:
Spanish Guinea
The entry for Equatorial Guinea did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial
former: Spanish Guinea
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- former :
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorialformer: former : Spanish Guinea
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorialformer : former: Spanish Guinea
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial former: Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long short form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local short long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
former: Spanish Guinea
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local short long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
local long short form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
former: Spanish Guinea
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale
former: Spanish Guinea
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
conventional long form:
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form:
Equatorial Guinea
local long form:
Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale
local short form:
Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale
former:
Spanish Guinea
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
- etymology:
- the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel;
- the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the equator
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:equatoriale Equatoriale
local short form:equatoriale Equatoriale
former:
etymology: the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the equator
The same text in 6 editions, 2016 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
- etymology:
- the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel;
- the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the Equator
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale
former: Spanish Guinea
etymology: the country is named after for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the equator Equator
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Republique de Guinee Equatoriale (French)
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Guinee Equatoriale (French)
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
- etymology:
- the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel;
- the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the Equator
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Republique de Guinee Equatoriale (French)
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Guinee Equatoriale (French)
former: Spanish Guinea
etymology: the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the Equator
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- conventional short form:
- Equatorial Guinea
- local long form:
- Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ République de Guinée équatoriale (French)
- local short form:
- Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/Guinée équatoriale (French)
- former:
- Spanish Guinea
- etymology:
- the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel;
- the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the Equator
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Republique République de Guinee Equatoriale Guinée équatoriale (French)
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Guinee Equatoriale (Spanish)/Guinée équatoriale (French)
former: Spanish Guinea
etymology: the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; the "equatorial" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the Equator
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Equatorial Guinea: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/equatorial-guinea/country-name.