| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon |
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| Geographic coordinates | 2 00 N, 10 00 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 539 km
border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km |
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| Coastline | 296 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
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| Terrain | coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m |
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| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
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| Irrigated land | 296 km |
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| Natural hazards | violent windstorms, flash floods |
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Environment -
current issues | tap water is not potable; deforestation |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | insular and continental regions widely separated |
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