Equatorial Guinea Geography 1997

Location Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon andGabon

Geographic coordinates 2 00 N, 10 00 E

Map references Africa

Area
total: 28,050 sq km
land: 28,050 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: Mount Malabo 3,008 m

Natural resources timber, petroleum, 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

Environment - current issues tap water is not potable; desertification

Environment - international agreements
party to : Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Desertification, Law of the Sea

Geography - note insular and continental regions rather widely separated

NOTE: The information regarding Equatorial 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 Equatorial Guinea Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Equatorial Guinea Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.