Geography Of Equatorial Guinea

Location	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Geographic coordinates	2 00 N, 10 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 28,051 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 28,051 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries	total: 539 km border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
Coastline	296 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain	coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m
Natural resources	oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore
Land use	arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 3.57% other: 91.8% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	violent windstorms, flash floods
Environment - current issues	tap water is not potable; deforestation
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	insular and continental regions rather widely separated

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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