Geography Of Guinea-bissau

This article describes the Geography of Guinea-Bissau .

; Location:
: Western Africa , bordering the North Atlantic Ocean , between Guinea and Senegal
; Geographic Coordinates :
:
; Map references:
: Africa
; Area:

Total: 36,120 Km²

Land: 28,000 km²

Water: 8,120 km²

: Slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
; Land boundaries:

Total: 724 km

Border countries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km

: 350 km
; Maritime claims:

Exclusive economic zone: 200 Nm (370.4 km)

Territorial sea: 12 nm (22.2 km)

: Tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly Harmattan winds
; Terrain:
: Mostly low coastal plain rising to Savanna in east
; Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 M

Highest point: Unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m

: Fish , Timber , Phosphates , Bauxite , unexploited deposits of Petroleum
; Land use:

Arable land: 11%

Permanent crops: 1%

Permanent pastures: 38%

Forests and woodland: 38%

Other: 12% (1993 est.)

: 17 km² (1993 est.)
; Natural hazards:
: Hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
; Environment--current issues:
: Deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
; Environment--international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity , Climate Change , Desertification , Endangered Species , Law Of The Sea , Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

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Geography Of Guinea-bissau