Republic of the Congo: Geography#
| Location | Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 1 00 S, 15 00 E -1.0,15.0 |
| Area | total: 342,000 sq km land: 341,500 sq km water: 500 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 5,008 km border countries: Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Gabon 2,567 km |
| Coastline | 169 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin |
| Natural Hazards | seasonal flooding |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 1.46% permanent crops: 0.18% other: 98.36% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator |
| Irrigated Land | 20 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 832 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Brazzaville; Ponte Noire; Loubomo; Nkayi; Gamboma According to Geonames: Brazzaville; Pointe-Noire; Dolisie; Kayes; Owando Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them |