| Geography | Gabon |
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Location:
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Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea |
Geographic coordinates:
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1 00 S, 11 45 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 267,667 sq km
land: 257,667 sq km
water: 10,000 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Colorado |
Land boundaries:
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total: 2,551 km
border countries: Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km |
Coastline:
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885 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical; always hot, humid |
Terrain:
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narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Iboundji 1,575 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 1.21%
permanent crops: 0.64%
other: 98.15% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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70 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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164 cu km (1987) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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108,252 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.12 cu km/yr (50%/8%/42%)
Per capita: 87 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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NA |
Environment - current issues:
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deforestation; poaching |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity |
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