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Short facts about the geography of Sao Tome and Principe
| Location: |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of
Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon |
| Geographic
coordinates: |
1 00 N, 7 00
E |
| Area: |
total: 1,001 sq km
land: 1,001 sq km
water: 0 sq
km |
| Area -
comparative: |
more than five times the size of
Washington, DC |
| Maritime
claims: |
measured from claimed archipelagic
baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial
sea: 12 NM |
| Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season
(October to May) |
| Terrain: |
volcanic,
mountainous |
| Elevation
extremes: |
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico de Sao Tome
2,024 m |
| Natural
resources: |
fish,
hydropower |
| Land
use: |
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 36%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 61% (1993
est.) |
| Irrigated
land: |
100 sq km (1993
est.) |
| Environment
- current issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion and
exhaustion |
| Environment
- international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental
Modification, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution
signed, but not
ratified: none of the selected agreements | Source: World Factbook |
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