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Africa > Guinea-Bissau > Geography

GUINEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Area > Land 28,000 sq km Time series [140th of 238]
Area > Total 36,120 sq km Time series [142nd of 250]
Capital city with population Bissau - 200,000
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
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
Forested Land 60.5% [20th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 12 00 N, 15 00 W Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
Land use > Arable land 8.31% Time series [122nd of 258]
Largest city Bissau
Largest city population 233,000 [133rd of 174]
Largest city with population Bissau - 200,000
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Map references
Africa
Natural hazards
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
Natural resources
fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Population density 44.09 people per sqkm [148th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 56.41 people/m² Time series [126th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 36,120 km² Time series [134th of 206]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Republica da Guine-Bissau, Guine-Bissau

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COMMENTARY     

Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
21st April 2005 		Hi Chantal, under the clauses of the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention, Article 72, Senegal has claim to the continental shelf off its coast upto 200 nautical miles or to the edge of the continental margin. Guinea-Bissau also has exclusive claim to the waters upto 200 nautical miles off its coast.

The two countries had a long-standing dispute over the the Dôme Flore oilfield off the coast of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, 70 km southwest of the Casamance river, which is also rich in fishing resources. This was settled in 1993, after 16 years of legal battles and a few skirmishes in 1991, both agreeing to manage and develop their maritime resources jointly.

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