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| GABONESE GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Colorado |
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Area > Land
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257,667 sq km |
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[75th of 238]
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Area > Total
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267,667 sq km |
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[80th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Libreville - 419,596 |
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Climate tropical; always hot, humid |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mont Iboundji 1,575 m |
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Forested Land
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84.7% |
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[5th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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1 00 S, 11 45 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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1.21% |
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[194th of 258]
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Largest city population
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419,000 |
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[124th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Libreville - 419,596 |
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Location Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea |
Map references Africa |
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
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Population density
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4.76 people per sqkm |
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[216th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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5.37 people/m²
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[193rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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2,841 mm |
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[4th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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267,670 km²
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[76th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Bengoué |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Gabon, Gabonese Republic, Republique Gabonaise
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