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![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau Geography 1999
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal Geographic coordinates: 12 00 N, 15 00 W Map references: Africa
Area:
Areacomparative: slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries:
Coastline: 350 km
Maritime claims:
Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Land use:
Irrigated land: 17 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires Environmentcurrent issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
Environmentinternational agreements:
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Revised 1-Mar-99 Copyright © 1999 Photius Coutsoukis (all rights reserved) |