Totoal area: 28,051 sq km
Land area: 28,051 sq km
Water area: 0 sq km
climate desciption: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain description: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Aarable land use: 4.63%
permanent crop land use: 2.5%
irrigation land: 13%
total renewable water resources: 26 cu km (2011)
total freshwater withdrawl: 0.02 cu km/yr (80%/15%/5%)
per person freshwater withdrawal: 31.41 cu m/yr (2005)
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
enviornmental current issues: tap water is not potable; deforestation
total labor force: 195,200 (2007)
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 desciption: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain description: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Aarable land use: 4.63%
permanent crop land use: 2.5%
irrigation land: 13%
total renewable water resources: 26 cu km (2011)
total freshwater withdrawl: 0.02 cu km/yr (80%/15%/5%)
per person freshwater withdrawal: 31.41 cu m/yr (2005)
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
enviornmental current issues: tap water is not potable; deforestation
total labor force: 195,200 (2007)
percent of labor force in agriculture: 76.3%
agricultural products description: coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (manioc), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber
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