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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Montana
Area > Land	341,500 sq km		[62nd of 238]
Area > Total	342,000 sq km		[68th of 250]
Capital city with population	Brazzaville - 937,580
Climate tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Coastline	169 km		[159th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Berongou 903 m
Geographic coordinates	1 00 S, 15 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon 1,903 km
Land use > Arable land	1.45%		[193rd of 258]
Largest city with population	Brazzaville - 937,580
Location Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Map references Africa
Natural hazards	seasonal flooding
Natural resources petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Population density	7.96 people per sqkm		[210th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	11.71 people/m²		[182nd of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	342,000 km²		[63rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mont Nabebe
Terrain coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin

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