The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country located in Central Africa. Equatorial Guinea has a continental region (Río Muni) which has several small offshore islets such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico attached to it politically. There are also two populated islands of Equatorial Guinea, Bioko (formerly Fernando Po), in the extreme north -- where the capital city of Malabo is located -- and Annobón in the extreme south, off the coast of Gabon, and south of the equator. The population is about 676,000.