Geography of Gabon
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| Continent | Africa |
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| Area - Total - % water |
Ranked 74th 267,667 km² 3.7 % (10,000 km²) |
| Coastline | 885 km |
| Highest point | Mont Bengoué, 1070m at |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean, 0 m |
| Longest river | Ogooué River |
| Largest inland body of water | ?? |
| Land Use - Arable land - Permanent crops - Permanent pastures - Forests and woodlands - Other |
1 % 1 % 18 % 77 % 3 % (1993 est.) |
| Climate: | Tropical |
| Natural resources | Petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
| Environmental issues | deforestation, poaching |
Gabon is a country in West Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra.
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[edit] Borders
Gabon has a total of 2,251 km of international boundaries. It borders Equatorial Guinea (350 km) and Cameroon (298 km) to the north and the Republic of the Congo (1,903 km) to the west and south. Gabon lies on the equator.
- Maritime claims
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- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
[edit] Climate
Hot and humid.
[edit] Terrain
Narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
- Irrigated land: 40 km² (1993 est.)
[edit] Environment
International agreements:
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements
[edit] Other
- Natural hazards
- NA
