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Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea , its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea .
Equatorial Guinea's land boundaries total 539 km. It borders Cameroon (189 km) in the north and Gabon (350 km) in the east and south. Area comparative. Australia comparative: approximately 3 / 7 the size of Tasmania; Canada comparative: approximately 1 / 2 the size of Nova Scotia; United Kingdom comparative: approximately 1 ...
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 ...
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination.
Central African Republic / Chad / Republic of the Congo / Equatorial Guinea / Gabon / Nigeria *Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Guinea: Canada: North America: United States: Arctic Ocean / Atlantic Ocean / Pacific Ocean / Baffin Bay / Beaufort Sea / Hudson Bay / Labrador Sea: Cape Verde: Africa: Atlantic Ocean: Central African Republic: Africa
Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border (1 C, 4 P) N. Equatorial Guinea–Nigeria border (2 P) S. Equatorial Guinea–São Tomé and Príncipe border (2 P) T. Territorial ...
In December 2008, Equatorial Guinea security forces killed a Cameroonian fisherman and abducted two immigrants, Cameroon closed its border in response. [114] Cameroon has an embassy in Malabo and a consulate in Bata. Equatorial Guinea has an embassy in Yaoundé and a consulates-general in Ebolowa and Douala. Chad: Chad has an embassy in Malabo.
The 1st parallel north defines most of Equatorial Guinea's southern border with Gabon. The 1st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.