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 Square kilometre :* 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 Nautical mile (370.4 km) :* Territorial sea: 12 nm (22.2 km) ; 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 metre :* 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, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Wetlands :* Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements ==See also== *Guinea-Bissau Geography by country Geography of Guinea-Bissau
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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 Square kilometre :* 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 Nautical mile (370.4 km) :* Territorial sea: 12 nm (22.2 km) ; 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 metre :* 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, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Wetlands :* Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements ==See also== *Guinea-Bissau Geography by country Geography of Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau Geography by country
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