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Gabon Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

267,670 sq km

land area:

257,670 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Colorado

Land boundaries:

total 2,551 km, Cameroon 298 km, Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km

Coastline:

885 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

24 nm

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay

Climate:

tropical; always hot, humid

Terrain:

narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south

Natural resources:

petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

18%

forest and woodland:

78%

other:

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; poaching

natural hazards:

international agreements:

party to - Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Tropical Timber 94

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