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A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final s or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms.
Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final 's' or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman ).
Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea , its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea .
Equatorial Guinea: Malabo: Guinea Ecuatorial Guinée équatoriale Guiné Equatorial: Malabo Malabo Malabo: Spanish French Portuguese: Eritrea: Asmara: Iritriya
Equatorial Guinea – sovereign country located on the Gulf of Guinea in Middle Africa. [1] It is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa , and comprises two regions: Río Muni , continental region including several offshore islands; and Insular Region containing Annobón island in the South Atlantic Ocean , and Bioko island ...
A demonym (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2]
French Guinea, a former name: As above, from the French Guinée française, a renaming of Rivières du Sud in 1894. For further etymology of "France", see above. Rivières du Sud, a former name: "Southern Rivers" in French. Guinea-Conakry, an alternate name: As above.
Malabo, on the north coast of the island, is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea. Bioko's population was 335,048 at the 2015 census [ 4 ] and it covers an area of 2,017 km 2 (779 sq mi). The island is part of the Cameroon line of volcanoes and is located off the Cameroon coast, in the Bight of Biafra portion of the Gulf of Guinea .