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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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Definition: Geography > Area > Land |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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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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Definition: Geography > Area > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Capital city with population
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Libreville - 419,596 |
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Definition: Geography > Capital city with population |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid |
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Definition: Geography > Climate |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mont Iboundji 1,575 m |
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Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forested Land
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84.7% |
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[5th of 193]
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Definition: Geography > Forested Land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Geographic coordinates
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1 00 S, 11 45 E |
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Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates |
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Source: FAO |
Land boundaries > Border countries
Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km |
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Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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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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Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city population
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419,000 |
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[124th of 174]
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Definition: Geography > Largest city population |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city with population
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Libreville - 419,596 |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city with population |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea |
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Definition: Geography > Location |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
Map references
Africa |
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Definition: Geography > Map references |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
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Definition: Geography > Natural resources |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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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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Definition: Geography > Population density |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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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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Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km |
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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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Precipitation
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2,841 mm |
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[4th of 95]
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Definition: Geography > Precipitation |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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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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Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Bengoué |
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Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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