| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
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| Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 S, 11 45 E
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| Area: |
total:
267,667 sq km
land:
257,667 sq km
water:
10,000 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Colorado
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
2,551 km
border countries:
Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km
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| Maritime claims: |
contiguous zone:
24 NM
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; always hot, humid
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| Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mont Iboundji 1,575 m
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| Natural resources: |
petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
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| Land use: |
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
18%
forests and woodland:
77%
other:
3% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
40 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; poaching
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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