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Geography and Environment of Sao Tome and Principe
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Sao Tome and Principe.
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- volcanic, mountainous
- Climate
- tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
- Highest Point
- 2024 — Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m
- Lowest Point
- Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- fish, hydropower
- Natural Hazards
- NA
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- deforestation; soil erosion and exhaustion
- International Agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements