Geography of Gabon
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République Gabonaise

Continent	Africa
Geographic coordinates	1°00′S, 11°45′E
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 74th 267,667 km² 3.7 % (10,000 km²)
Coastline	885 km
Highest point	Mont Bengoué, 1070m at 00°57′21″N, 13°41′09″E
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

Satellite image of Gabon, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library

Gabon is a country in West Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra.

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

• Contiguous zone: 24 nm
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
• Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate

Hot and humid, little seasonal temperature variation, Dry Season June-August, Wet Season October-May.

Terrain

Narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south

• Irrigated land: 40 km² (1993 est.)

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

Other

Natural hazards

NA

Topography of Gabon