Geography & environment — Equatorial Guinea
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Equatorial Guinea: Africa
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Africa
- Geographic Coordinates
2 00 N, 10 00 E
- Total Area
10,830 Square Miles 28,051 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
10,830 Square Miles 28,051 Square Kilometers
- Land Boundaries
335 Miles 539 Kilometers
- Border Countries
Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
- Coastline
184 Miles 296 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
Coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
- Highest Point
3,008 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Pico Basile 3,008 m
- Lowest Point Location
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Natural Resources
Oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
Tropical; always hot, humid
- Terrain
Coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
- Location
Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
- Total Area
10,830 Square Miles 28,051 Square Kilometers
- Border Countries
Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
Tap water is not potable; deforestation
- Environment - International Agreements
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands Signed,
- but not ratified: none of the selected agreements