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Guinea-Bissau Geography 1996

Location:

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

Map references:

Africa

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:

none

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:

meadows and pastures:

43%

forest and woodland:

38%

other:

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing

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 ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification

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