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GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
between Congo and Equatorial Guinea
total
area: 267,670 sq km
comparative
area: slightly smaller than Colorado
Land
boundaries: total 2,551 km, Cameroon 298 km, Congo 1,903 km,
Equatorial Guinea 350 km
exclusive
economic zone: 200 nm
International
disputes: maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea
because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay
Climate:
tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain:
narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
Natural
resources: petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron
ore
meadows
and pastures: 18%
current
issues: deforestation; poaching
international
agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Marine Dumping,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical
Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Tropical Timber 94
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