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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:
12° 00′ N, 15° 00′ W
; Map references:
Africa
; Area:
  • Total: 36,120 km²
Land: 28,000 km²
Water: 8,120 km²
; Area--comparative:
Slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
; Land boundaries:
  • Total: 724 km
Border countries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
; Coastline:
350 km
; Maritime claims:
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
; Climate:
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
; Natural resources:
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.)
; Irrigated land:
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:
Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

See also: Guinea-Bissau