Equatorial Guinea
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Introduction - Equatorial Guinea: | Location - 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
land: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 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 | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay | | Land use | arable land: 4.63%
permanent crops: 3.57%
other: 91.8% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | 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, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | insular and continental regions widely separated | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |