Outline of Equatorial Guinea

Last updated July 11, 2025

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Equatorial Guinea:

Equatorial Guinea – sovereign country located on the Gulf of Guinea in Middle Africa.^[1] It is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa, and comprises two regions: Río Muni , continental region including several offshore islands; and Insular Region containing Annobón island in the South Atlantic Ocean, and Bioko island (formerly Fernando Po) that contains the capital, Malabo.

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːriəlˈɡɪni,ˌiːkwə-/
Common English country name: Equatorial Guinea
Official English country name: The Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Common endonym(s): Guinea Ecuatorial
Official endonym(s): República de Guinea Ecuatorial
Adjectives: Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean
Demonym(s):
International rankings of Equatorial Guinea
ISO country codes: GQ, GNQ, 226
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GQ
Internet country code top-level domain: .gq

Geography

Geography of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - Central Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Equatorial Guinea
  - High: Pico Basile 3,008 m (9,869 ft)
  - Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 539 km

Gabon 350 km

Cameroon 189 km

Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 296 km

Population of Equatorial Guinea: 507,000 - 164th most populous country
Area of Equatorial Guinea: 28,051 km²
Atlas of Equatorial Guinea

Environment

A map showing Equatorial Guinea's cities, towns and selected villages, along with some geographical features. EquatorialGuinea2021OSM.png — A map showing Equatorial Guinea's cities, towns and selected villages, along with some geographical features.

Climate of Equatorial Guinea
Ecoregions in Equatorial Guinea
Geology of Equatorial Guinea
Wildlife of Equatorial Guinea
- Fauna of Equatorial Guinea
  - Birds of Equatorial Guinea
  - Mammals of Equatorial Guinea

Natural geographic features

Glaciers in Equatorial Guinea: none ^[2]
Islands of Equatorial Guinea
Mountains of Equatorial Guinea
- Volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea
Rivers of Equatorial Guinea
World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None

Government and politics

Politics of Equatorial Guinea

Form of government: presidential republic
Capital of Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
Elections in Equatorial Guinea
Political parties in Equatorial Guinea

Branches of the government

Government of Equatorial Guinea

Executive branch

Head of state: President of Equatorial Guinea,
Head of government: Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea,

Legislative branch

Parliament of Equatorial Guinea (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Equatorial Guinea
- Lower house: House of Commons of Equatorial Guinea

Judicial branch

Court system of Equatorial Guinea

Foreign relations

Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea

International organization membership

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) (associate)
Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order

Law of Equatorial Guinea

Constitution of Equatorial Guinea
Human rights in Equatorial Guinea
- LGBT rights in Equatorial Guinea
Law Enforcement in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinean National Police
- National Gendermeries

Military

Military of Equatorial Guinea

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces

Local government

Local government in Equatorial Guinea

History

History of Equatorial Guinea

Current events of Equatorial Guinea

History by subject

Culture

Culture of Equatorial Guinea

Cuisine of Equatorial Guinea
Languages of Equatorial Guinea
Media in Equatorial Guinea
National symbols of Equatorial Guinea
People of Equatorial Guinea
Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
Religion in Equatorial Guinea
- Christianity in Equatorial Guinea
- Hinduism in Equatorial Guinea
- Islam in Equatorial Guinea
- Sikhism in Equatorial Guinea
World Heritage Sites in Equatorial Guinea: None

Art

Music of Equatorial Guinea

Sports

Sport in Equatorial Guinea

Economy and infrastructure

Economy of Equatorial Guinea

Education

Education in Equatorial Guinea

Health in Equatorial Guinea

References

1 2 "Equatorial Guinea". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1 2 "Equatorial Guinea". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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