Your complete guide to dialling Equatorial Guinea from Malabo to anywhere in the world — verified +240 country code, Africa/Malabo time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Equatorial Guinea
+240
Malabo
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
GQ
Alpha-3
GNQ
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
2 Digit ISO
+240
Country Calling Code
GNQ
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Malabo
Time zone
Africa/Malabo
Weather · Malabo
Humidity
Wind
Equatorial Guinea
+240
Capital
Malabo
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Malabo
Coordinates
1.6° N, 10.3° E
ISO 3166-1
GQ / GNQ
Dial format
+240 [area] [number]
Current time in Malabo
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Malabo
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +240. This identifies Equatorial Guinea on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Malabo or elsewhere.
To call Equatorial Guinea on WhatsApp, save the number with +240 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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TKOS provisions +240 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Equatorial Guinea for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Malabo routes through Central Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Malabo is ~3,520 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Equatorial Guinea calls during Malabo business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Malabo — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Equatorial Guinea (+240).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Bata (Continent) | +240-8 |
| Malabo (Bioko Island) | +240-9 |
| Malabo (Continent) | +240-7 |
Capital
Malabo
Population
1.63M
Area
28,051 km²
GDP (USD)
$12.00B
Currency
Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Languages
Spanish, French, Portuguese
Emergency number
114
Internet TLD
.gq
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
1.65°N / 10.27°E
Time zone
Africa/Malabo
ISO 3166 codes
GQ · GNQ
Malabo is a Central Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via West African submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct Central Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Malabo. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Equatorial Guinea route.
Central Africa routes like Equatorial Guinea (Malabo) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Malabo interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Equatorial Guinea (+240), no hidden fees.
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