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Equatorial Guinea Geography
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| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
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| Geographic coordinates: |
2 00 N, 10 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
28,051 sq km
land:
28,051 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Maryland
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
539 km
border countries:
Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
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| Maritime claims: |
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; always hot, humid
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| Terrain: |
coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Pico Basile 3,008 m
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| Natural resources: |
oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium
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| Land use: |
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
violent windstorms, flash floods
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| Environment - current issues: |
tap water is not potable; desertification
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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| Geography - note: |
insular and continental regions rather widely separated
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