Africa > Gabon > Geography

View full size

Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Colorado
Area > Land	257,667 sq km		[75th of 238]
Area > Total	267,667 sq km		[80th of 250]
Capital city with population	Libreville - 419,596
Climate tropical; always hot, humid
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mont Iboundji 1,575 m
Forested Land	84.7%		[5th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	1 00 S, 11 45 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km
Land use > Arable land	1.21%		[194th of 258]
Largest city population	419,000		[124th of 174]
Largest city with population	Libreville - 419,596
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
Population density	4.76 people per sqkm		[216th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	5.37 people/m²		[193rd of 204]
Precipitation	2,841 mm		[4th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	267,670 km²		[76th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mont Bengoué

Related links:

• Forum discussion > Geography
• Searching for Geographic Information about American States? Try StateMaster
• Stay updated with current stat feeds! Subscribe to the Geography RSS / Atom feeds
•  Subscribe to our popular Geography factoids RSS / Atom feeds
• Save this page on  del.icio.us / furl / your bookmarks

More facts and figures on Gabon