Guinea Geography 1997

Location Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissauand Sierra Leone

Geographic coordinates 11 00 N, 10 00 W

Map references Africa

Area
total: 245,860 sq km
land : 245,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries
total: 3,399 km
border countries: Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km

Coastline 320 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone : 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November)with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterlyharmattan winds

Terrain generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point : Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Natural resources bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish

Land use
arable land : 2%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 22%
forests and woodland: 59%
other: 17% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 930 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season

Environment - current issues deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification;soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region

Environment - international agreements
party to : Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes,Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Desertification

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.