Equatorial Guinea: Geography#
| Location | Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 2 00 N, 10 00 E 2.0,10.0 |
| Area | total: 28,051 sq km land: 28,051 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 528 km border countries: Cameroon 183 km, Gabon 345 km |
| Coastline | 296 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Pico Basile 3011 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic |
| Natural Hazards | violent windstorms; flash floods volcanism: Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
| Land Use | arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 2.5% other: 92.87% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | 26 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| Large Cities | Bata; Malabo; Ebebiyin; Aconibe; Anisoc [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | insular and continental regions widely separated |