Location: | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon |
| Geographic coordinates: | 2 00 N, 10 00 E |
| Map references: | Africa |
| Area: | total: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 28,051 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
Source: CIA World Factbook
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