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 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:	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:	arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 3.57% other: 91.8% (2001)
Irrigated land:	NA sq km
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, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:	insular and continental regions rather widely separated

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