_#_Maritime claims:
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Disputes: the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rendered its decision on the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal maritime boundary (in favor of Senegal)—that decision has been rejected by Guinea-Bissau
_#_Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoon-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
_#_Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
_#_Natural resources: unexploited deposits of petroleum, bauxite, phosphates; fish, timber
_#_Land use: arable land 11%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures 43%; forest and woodland 38%; other 7%
_#_Environment: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
_*People #_Population: 1,023,544 (July 1991), growth rate 2.4% (1991)