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Introduction - Guinea: | Location - Guinea: | Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone | | Geographic coordinates | 11 00 N, 10 00 W | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 245,857 sq km
land: 245,857 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Oregon | | Land boundaries | total: 3,399 km
border countries: Cote dIvoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km | | Coastline | 320 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds | | Terrain | generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m | | Natural resources | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt | | Land use | arable land: 4.47%
permanent crops: 2.64%
other: 92.89% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 950 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season | | Environment current issues | deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources in the Guinean highlands | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |