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:
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Wetlands
- Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements
See also: Guinea-Bissau
Categories: Geography by country | Guinea-Bissau