| Location | Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon |
| Geographic coordinates | 2 00 N, 10 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 28,051 sq km land: 28,051 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries | total: 528 km border countries (2): Cameroon 183 km, Gabon 345 km |
| Coastline | 296 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
| Terrain | coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 577 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
| Land use | agricultural land: 10.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.3% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 3.7% (2018 est.) forest: 57.5% (2018 est.) other: 32.4% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | NA |
| Total renewable water resources | 26 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| 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, along with 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 |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
