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Location:
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Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
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Geographic coordinates:
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2 00 N, 10 00 E
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Map references:
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Africa
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Area:
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total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Land boundaries:
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total: 539 km
border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km
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Coastline:
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296 km
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Climate:
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tropical; always hot, humid
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Terrain:
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coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m
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Natural resources:
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petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
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Land use:
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arable land: 4.63%
permanent crops: 3.57%
other: 91.8% (2005)
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Irrigated land:
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NA
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Total renewable water resources:
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26 cu km (2001)
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.11 cu km/yr (83%/16%/1%)
per capita: 220 cu m/yr (2000)
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Natural hazards:
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violent windstorms, flash floods
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Environment - current issues:
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tap water is not potable; deforestation
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Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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insular and continental regions widely separated
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