Ngaoundere PlateauThe Ngaoundéré Plateau is a highland area in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It contains Tchabal Nganha, a large volcano, and many other recent volcanic structures. LocationThe plateau is between the forested south and savannah north of Cameroon. Ngaoundéré, the capital of the Adamawa region, is located on the plateau. It lies over the Ngaoundere fault zone, which was reactivated in the Cretaceous. The Ngaoundere fault belongs the Central African Fault Zone.
Mount CameroonMount Cameroon is an active stratovolcano in the Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako (the name of the higher of its two peaks) or by its indigenous name Mongo ma Ndemi ("Mountain of Greatness"). Mount Cameroon is ranked 22nd by topographic isolation.
West Region (Cameroon)The West Region (French: Région de l'Ouest) is 14,000 km of territory located in the central-western portion of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the Northwest Region to the northwest, the Adamawa Region to the northeast, the Centre Region to the southeast, the Littoral Region to the southwest, and the Southwest Region to the west. The West Region is the smallest of Cameroon's ten regions in area, yet it has the highest population density.
Adamawa PlateauThe Adamawa Plateau (French: Massif de l'Adamaoua) is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon (Adamawa and North Provinces) to the Central African Republic. The part of the plateau that lies in Nigeria is more popularly known as Gotel Mountains. The Adamawa Plateau is the source of many waterways, including the Benue River.
Equatorial GuineaFlag Coat of armsMotto: Unidad, Paz, Justicia(Spanish)"Unity, Peace, Justice"Anthem:Himno Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial(Spanish)"National Anthem of Equatorial Guinea"Show globeShow map of AfricaCapitalCiudad de la Paz1°35′20″N10°49′21″E / 1.58889°N 10.82250°E / 1.58889; 10.82250Largest cityBataOfficial languagesSpanish (Main language)FrenchPortugueseRecognised regional languagesListFangBubeAnnobonese CreoleKombeKwasioEthnic groups (2020)85.7% Fang6.5% Bubi3.6% Ndowe1.6% Annobon1.1% Bujeba1.1% othersReligion (2020)88.7% Christianity5.0% no religion4.0% Islam1.7% traditional faiths0.6% othersDemonymsEquatoguineanEquatorial GuineanGovernmentUnitary presidential republic under a • PresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo• Vice PresidentTeodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue• Prime MinisterManuel Osa Nsue Nsua• Chief Justice Joaquín Asong Owono MbangLegislatureParliament• Upper houseSenate• Lower houseChamber of DeputiesIndependence from Spain• Declared 12 October 1968• 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état3 August 1979Area • Total28,050 km (10,830 sq mi) (141st)• Water (%)negligiblePopulation• 2025 estimate1,795,834 (154th)• Density67/km (173.5/sq mi) (147th)GDP(PPP)2025 estimate• Total $33.003 billion (149th)• Per capita $20,017 (92nd)GDP(nominal)2025 estimate• Total $12.680 billion (149th)• Per capita $7,750 (95th)Gini(2022) 38.5medium inequalityHDI(2023) 0.674medium (133rd)CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)Calling code+240ISO 3166 codeGQInternet TLD.gqIncluding Equatoguinean Spanish (Español ecuatoguineano)Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa.
Gulf of GuineaThe Gulf of Guinea (French: Golfe de Guinée; Spanish: Golfo de Guinea; Portuguese: Golfo da Guiné) is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. Null Island, defined as the intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude), is in the gulf. Among the many rivers that drain into the Gulf of Guinea are the Niger and the Volta.
CameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean.
NigeriaNigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2). With a population of more than 242 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.
Portuguese languagePortuguese (endonym: português) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, written in the Latin script. With approximately 267 million native speakers, it is the fifth-most spoken native language in the world, and the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.
French languageFrench (français or langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues d'oïl, historically spoken in northern France and southern Belgium—descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. It was influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the GermanicFrankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.
Lake ChadLake Chad (Arabic: بحيرة تشاد, Kanuri: Sádǝ, French: Lac Tchad) is an endorheic freshwater lake located at the junction of four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, in western and central Africa respectively, with a catchment area in excess of 1,000,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi). It is an important wetland ecosystem in West-Central Africa. The lake is rich in aquatic resources and is one of the important freshwater fish- producing areas in Africa.
Spanish languageSpanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain. Today, it is a global language with 519 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 636 million speakers total, including second-language speakers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.