Total area: 267,670 km2
land area: 257,670 km2

Comparative area: slightly smaller than Colorado

Land boundaries: 2,551 km total
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

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: crude oil, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore

Land use: arable land 1%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures 18%; forest and woodland 78%; other 2%

Environment: deforestation

NOTE: The information regarding Gabon on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gabon Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gabon Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.