| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal |
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| Geographic coordinates | 12 00 N, 15 00 W |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 36,120 sq km
land: 28,000 sq km
water: 8,120 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 724 km
border countries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km |
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| Coastline | 350 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
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| Terrain | mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m |
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| Natural resources | fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
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| Irrigated land | 350 km |
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| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
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Environment -
current issues | deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying further inland |
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