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World > Africa >
Equatorial Guinea > Geography (Facts)
| Equatorial Guinea - Geography (Facts) |
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| 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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