| 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 : |
oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore |
| Land Use : |
arable land: 4.63%
permanent crops: 3.57%
other: 91.8% (2001) |
| 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, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - Note : |
Insular and continental regions rather widely separated. |
