Short facts about the 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:

exclusive economic zone:  200 NM territorial sea:  12 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

Land use:

arable land:  5% permanent crops:  4% permanent pastures:  4% forests and woodland:  46% other:  41% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Natural hazards:

violent windstorms, flash floods

Environment - current issues:

tap water is not potable; desertification

Environment - international agreements:

party to:  Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified:  none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

insular and continental regions rather widely separated

Source: World Factbook