Equatorial Guinea is a small country on the west coast of Africa which struck oil in 1995, and which since has been cited as a textbook case of the resource curse - or the paradox of plenty. The country consists of the mainland, called Rio Muni, and five islands including Bioko, where the capital Malabo is located.

Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial; [a] French: Guinée équatoriale; Portuguese: Guiné Equatorial), also rarely known as Equatoguinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, French: République de Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial), [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).

Equatorial Guinea, country located on the west coast of Africa. It consists of Río Muni (also known as Continental Equatorial Guinea), on the continent, and five islands (known collectively as insular Equatorial Guinea): Bioko (formerly Fernando Po), Corisco, Great Elobey (Elobey Grande), Little Elobey (Elobey Chico), and Annobón (Pagalu).

Equatorial Guinea is a country located in West Africa bordering Cameroon and Gabon. – Source: Britannica 2. Equatorial Guinea consists of Río Muni on continental Africa (also known as Continental Equatorial Guinea) and five islands (known collectively as insular Equatorial Guinea).

Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest and least populated countries in continental Africa and is the only independent African country where Spanish is an official language.