Equatorial Guinea is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 28,051 km² (approx. 10,831 mi²). Continental shelf of Equatorial Guinea is approximately 7,820 km² (around 3,019 mi²). Equatorial Guinea is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Equatorial Guinea has 2 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Cameroon, Gabon. Equatorial Guinea is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Equatorial Guinea is 577 m (1,893 ft).

Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Equatorial Guinea is 528 kilometers (~204 miles). Equatorial Guinea shares its land borders with 2 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Equatorial Guinea, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Equatorial Guinea has 2 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Cameroon, and Gabon. The lengths of the land borders of Equatorial Guinea with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

Cameroon - 189 km (117 mi),
Gabon - 350 km (218 mi).

Cities
The capital city of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo. The largest city in Equatorial Guinea is Malabo.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Equatorial Guinea is 577 m (1,893 ft). The highest point of Equatorial Guinea is Pico Basile, with its official height being 3008 m (9,869 ft). The lowest point of Equatorial Guinea is Atlantic Ocean. The elevation difference between the highest (Pico Basile) and lowest (Atlantic Ocean) points of Equatorial Guinea is 3008 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Equatorial Guinea is 28,051 km² (approx. 10,831 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 303,509 km² (~117,185 mi²). The continental shelf of Equatorial Guinea is approximately 7,820 km² (around 3,019 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Equatorial Guinea is approximately 331,560 km² (~128,015 mi²). Equatorial Guinea is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land
16,320 km² of Equatorial Guinea's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 58% of all the land in the country. There are 1,299 km² of arable land in Equatorial Guinea, and it comprises 5% of the country's total territory.