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Congo Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

342,000 sq km

land area:

341,500 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Montana

Land boundaries:

total 5,504 km, Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Gabon 1,903 km, Zaire 2,410 km

Coastline:

169 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea:

200 nm

International disputes:

long segment of boundary with Zaire along the Congo River is indefinite (no division of the river or its islands has been made)

Climate:

tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); constantly high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator

Terrain:

coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin

Natural resources:

petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

29%

forest and woodland:

62%

other:

Irrigated land:

40 sq km (1989)

Environment:

current issues:

air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation

natural hazards:

seasonal flooding

international agreements:

party to - Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Tropical Timber 94

Note:

about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe Noire, or along the railroad between them

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