| 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: 36,125 sq km land: 28,120 sq km water: 8,005 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut |
| Land boundaries | total: 762 km border countries (2): Guinea 421 km, Senegal 341 km |
| Coastline | 350 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 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-lying coastal plain with a deeply indented estuarine coastline rising to savanna in east; numerous off-shore islands including the Arquipelago Dos Bijagos consisting of 18 main islands and many small islets |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 70 m |
| Natural resources | fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
| Land use | agricultural land: 44.8% (2018 est.) arable land: 8.2% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 6.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 29.7% (2018 est.) forest: 55.2% (2018 est.) other: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 250 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 31.4 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
| Geography - note | this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying inland |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
