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Equatorial Guinea address format & examples

How to write a Equatorial Guinean address

Equatorial Guinea's capital, Malabo, is on Bioko Island—the only central government to be located on an island away from the mainland! If you want to write a letter to Malabo, you'll need to know how to write an Equatorial Guinean address in the correct street address format.

To learn how to write an Equatorial Guinean address, follow the basic Equatorial Guinea envelope address format below. The The Equatorial Guinean address format isn’t too complicated, but getting it right will ensure your mail reaches its destination the first time you send it.

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Here’s a breakdown of how to write a Equatorial Guinea address:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
  2. Building name - This goes on its own line.
  3. Street and building number - The street the address is on followed by the building number, not separated by commas or other punctuation.
  4. Neighborhood or local area - The localized area the address is in.
  5. City and postal code - The city or town the address is in, followed by the postal code.
  6. Country - Lastly, the country code of GNQ goes on the last line.
Equatorial Guinea residential address format example

Equatorial Guinea address examples

Typical address exampleAvenue 3 Août Malabo GNQ

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Equatorial Guinea addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Equatorial Guinean address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Equatorial Guinea's national postal system, "Correos de Guinea Ecuatorial," was established in 1968. As of recent data, Correos de Guinea Ecuatorial services approximately 23 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Equatorial Guinea. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
8 provinces
Administration area names and abbreviations

Annobón - AN Bioko Norte - BN Bioko Sur - BS Centro Sur - CS Djibloho - DJ Kié-Ntem - KN Litoral - LI Wele-Nzas - WN

Term to describe postal codes
código postal
Postal code in language
código postal
Postal code format
NA
Postal service provider and website

Correos de Guinea Ecuatorial

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Country information

Do you still need more address information beyond how to write an Equatorial Guinean address? Great! We’ve gathered postal codes, ISO codes, and other key information you might need in order to call yourself the Equatorial Guinea address expert.

Country/territory name
Equatorial Guinea
ISO3
GNQ
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
GQ
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
GNQ
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
226
Endonym
Guinea Ecuatorial
Total land area
28051 KM²
Capital
Malabo
Other major cities
Bata, Ebebiyin

Population information

Total population
1714671 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
43% / 57%
Urban population
737309
Rural population
977362
Official language
Spanish, French, Portuguese
All languages spoken
Spanish, French, Portuguese
Most commonly used postal language
Spanish
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Now that you've seen our Equatorial Guinean address examples and have become a wizard at Equatorial Guinea address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
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*Data updated as of February 20, 2025

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