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Equatorial guinea: Equatorial guinea Geography Profile 2012

2012/03/09

Equatorial guinea Geography Profile 2012

Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish Guinea, consists of Rio Muni (10,045 square miles, 26,117 km ²), on the west coast of Africa, and several islands in the Gulf of Guinea, the largest of which is Bioko (formerly Fernando Po) (785 sq mi, 2,033 km ²).

The other islands are Annobon, Corisco, Great Elobey and Elobey Chico. The total area is twice that of Connecticut.

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

Comparison to the world:

145

Land:

28,051 sq km

Water:

0 sq km

Area comparative:

slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries Total:

539 km

Land boundaries Note:

Border countries

Countries:

Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km

Coastline

Value:

296 km

Note:

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:

petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay

Land use

Kind:

arable land

Percentage:

4,63%

Year:

2005

Kind:

permanent crops

Percentage:

3,57%

Kind:

other

Percentage:

91,80%

Irrigated land

Value:

Total renewable water resources

Value:

26 cu km

Year:

2001

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

Total:

0.11 cu km/yr (83%/16%/1%)

Per capital:

220 cu m/yr

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, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

Signed but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

Geography note:

insular and continental regions widely separated

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