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Equatorial Guinea Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cameroon and Gabon

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

28,050 sq km

land area:

28,050 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Maryland

Land boundaries:

total 539 km, Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km

Coastline:

296 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

maritime boundary dispute with Gabon because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay

Climate:

tropical; always hot, humid

Terrain:

coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic

Natural resources:

timber, petroleum, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

51%

other:

33%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

tap water is not potable; desertification

natural hazards:

violent windstorms

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Law of the Sea

Note:

insular and continental regions rather widely separated

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