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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maryland
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Maryland
Area > Land	28,051 sq km		[139th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	45.503 sq km per 1,000 people		[46th of 227]
Area > Total	28,051 sq km		[150th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	45.503 sq km per 1,000 people		[48th of 231]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[152nd of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	0 sq km per million people		[150th of 225]
Capital city with population	Malabo - 30,418
Climate tropical; always hot, humid
Coastline	296 km		[146th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Pico Basile 3,008 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	62.5%		[18th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	2 00 N, 10 00 E
Geography > Note insular and continental regions widely separated
Land area > sq. km	28,050 km²		[139th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	55.708 km² per 1,000 people		[40th of 206]
land border lengths > D-F > Number of neighbours	2		[8th of 14]
land border lengths > D-F > Total Borders	539 km		[10th of 14]
Land boundaries > Border countries Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
Land boundaries > Total	539 km		[135th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	874.348 km per million people		[20th of 164]
Land use > Arable land	4.63%		[152nd of 258]
Land use > Other	91.8%		[97th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	3.57%		[65th of 258]
Largest city population	30,000		[161st of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.057 per capita		[149th of 174]
Largest city with population	Malabo - 30,418
Location Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[19th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[17th of 191]
Natural hazards violent windstorms, flash floods
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
northernmost point > Latitude	03°47'N
Population density	16.6 people per sqkm		[189th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	17.95 people/m²		[165th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	226.28 people/km² of arable lan		[102nd of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	28,050 km²		[141st of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	55.708 km² per 1,000 people		[40th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico Basile
Terrain coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic

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