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Equatorial Guinea
Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ République de Guinée équatoriale (French)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
28,051 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
28,051 sq km
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain
coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Land use
other
9.9% (2023 est.)
forest
86.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
3.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 1.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 1.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)
Location
Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Coastline
296 km
Elevation
lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point
Pico Basile 3,008 m
mean elevation
577 m
Irrigated land
NA
Map references
Africa
Land boundaries
total
528 km
border countries
Cameroon 183 km; Gabon 345 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
violent windstorms; flash floods volcanism: Santa Isabel (3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel and two dormant volcanoes form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea
Geography - note
insular and continental regions widely separated; despite its name, no part of the equator passes through Equatorial Guinea -- the mainland part of the country is located just north of the equator
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
Area - comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland
Geographic coordinates
2 00 N, 10 00 E
Population distribution
the two large cities are Bata on the mainland and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko; small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands, as shown in this population distribution map