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![]() ![]() Sao Tome and Principe Geography 1999
Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 7 00 E Map references: Africa
Area:
Areacomparative: more than five times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 209 km
Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) Terrain: volcanic, mountainous
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: fish
Land use:
Irrigated land: 100 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: NA Environmentcurrent issues: deforestation; soil erosion and exhaustion
Environmentinternational agreements:
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