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Geography of Gabon - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Gaea, Ge, Tellus, Terra, Biosphere, Cartography, Geodesy, Geodetics, Geology, Geomorphology, Geophysics, Geosphere, Globe, Hydrogeology |
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Map Of Gabon
This article describes the geography of Gabon.
- 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 km²
- Land: 257,667 km²
- Water: 10,000 km²
- 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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- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 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, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
- Land use
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- Arable land: 1%
- Permanent crops: 1%
- Permanent pastures: 18%
- Forests and woodland: 77%
- Other: 3% (1993 est.)
- Irrigated land
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- 40 km² (1993 est.)
- 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, 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
See also: Gabon
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