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 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 |