Ubicaci�n: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon

Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 2 00 N, 10 00 E

Referencias en el mapa: Africa

Area:
total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly smaller than Maryland

Fronteras:
total: 539 km
border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km

Costa: 296 km

Demandas Mar�timas:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical; always hot, humid

Terreno: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic

Extremos de Elevaci�n:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m

Recursos Naturales: oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 5%
permanent crops: 4%
permanent pastures: 4%
forests and woodland: 46%
other: 41% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: violent windstorms, flash floods

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: tap water is not potable; desertification

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Nota - geograf�a: insular and continental regions rather widely separated