Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon |
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
land:
28,051 sq km
water:
0 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:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 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
Land use:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: violent windstorms, flash floods
Environment - current issues: tap water is not potable; desertification
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: insular and continental regions rather widely separated