Gabon: Geography#
| Location | Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 1 00 S, 11 45 E -1.0,11.75 |
| Area | total: 267,667 sq km land: 257,667 sq km water: 10,000 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 3,261 km border countries: Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2,567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km |
| Coastline | 885 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Iboundji 1,575 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south |
| Natural Hazards | NA |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 1.21% permanent crops: 0.64% other: 98.15% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
| Irrigated Land | 44.5 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 164 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation; poaching |
| Environment - international agreements | 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 |
| Large Cities | Libreville; Port-Gentil; Masuku; Oyem; Moanda Libreville; Port-Gentil; Franceville; Oyem; Moanda [List Verified] Explanation: Franceville grew from village name Masuku Important Cities |
| Geography-note | 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 |