Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea and Senegal

Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 36,120 sq km
land area: 28,000 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut

Land boundaries: total 724 km, Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km

Coastline: 350 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: Guinea-Bissau and Senegal signed an agreement resolving their maritime boundary in 1993

Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east

Natural resources: unexploited deposits of petroleum, bauxite, phosphates, fish, timber

Land use:
arable land: 11%
permanent crops: 1%
meadows and pastures: 43%
forest and woodland: 38%
other: 7%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing
natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Wetlands; signed, but not ratifed - Biodiversity, Climate Change

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea-Bissau Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.