Equatorial Guinea Map - Physical Africa

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located on the west coast of Central Africa, near the Equator. It has an area of 28,000 km². Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, obtained independence from Spain in 1968.

The country includes several ecological regions. Río Muni region lies within the Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests ecological region except for patches of Central African mangroves on the coast, especially in the Muni River estuary. The Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests ecological region covers most of Bioko and the adjacent portions of Cameroon and Nigeria on the African mainland, and the Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests ecological region covers the highlands of Bioko and nearby Mount Cameroon. The São Tomé and Príncipe (a Portuguese speaking country) moist lowland forests ecological region covers all of Annobón island, as well as São Tomé and Príncipe. More: Equatorial Guinea Political Map ►