Equatorial Guinea Geography
LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Geographic coordinates
2 00 N, 10 00 E
Area
total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 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
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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: Pico Basile 3,008 m
Natural resources
oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore
Land use
arable land: 4.63%
permanent crops: 3.57%
other: 91.8% (2001)
Irrigated land
NA sq km
Natural hazards
violent windstorms, flash floods
Environment - current issues
tap water is not potable; deforestation
Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note
insular and continental regions rather widely separated
