Total Area: 28,051 sq km
Land Area: 28,051 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain Description: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Arable Land Use: 4.63%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.5%
Irrigation Land: 13%
Total Renewable Water Resources: 26 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.02 cu km/yr (80%/15%/5%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 31.41 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: violent windstorms; flash floods
volcanism: Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea
Environmental Current Issues: tap water is not portable; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 195,200
Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 76.3%
Agricultural Products Description: coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (manioc), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber
Land Area: 28,051 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain Description: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Arable Land Use: 4.63%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.5%
Irrigation Land: 13%
Total Renewable Water Resources: 26 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.02 cu km/yr (80%/15%/5%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 31.41 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: violent windstorms; flash floods
volcanism: Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea
Environmental Current Issues: tap water is not portable; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 195,200
Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 76.3%
Agricultural Products Description: coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (manioc), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber