The territory is integrated by two countries, Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara (in dispute with Morocco), the territories of Spain which are geographically in Africa and in addition to the areas of Saharawi presence in Algeria. The countries have 1.9 million inhabitants, the Spanish territories 2.3 million and in total both have 4.3 million.
Spanish coexists with other native languages such as Fang and other languages of Equatorial Guinea, while in the Sahara it coexists with Arabic. The predominant religion in Equatorial Guinea is Christianity, especially Catholicism, while in the Sahara it is Islam.
^Nguendjo, Issacar (18 August 2014). Contactos lingüísticos afrohispanobantúes: Reflexiones varias. Editorial Académica Española. ISBN9783659021428. La lengua española, del mismo modo que en Hispanoamérica, llegó al continente africano y echó raíces, escasas pero sólidas y dignas de interés. Es la existente aunque desconocida Hispanoáfrica.
^Bueno, Antonio González; Gomis, Alberto (1 September 2007). Los Territorios Olvidados. Naturalistas españoles en el África hispana (1860-1936). Ediciones Doce Calles. ISBN978-8497440677.