Geography and Environment

Geography and Environment of Guinea-Bissau

Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Guinea-Bissau.

Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
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
Weather Patterns: http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/PUXX0001?template=TRVLH&par=1003114983&unit=0&key=5b85ae1d85877a1b34827fba743e2133
Highest Point: 300 — unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources: fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Natural Hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires

Current Environmental Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
International Agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

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