Gabon
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Gabon
Official name: | Gabonese Republic |
Capital: | Libreville |
Area: | total: 267,667 sq km water: 10,000 sq km land: 257,667 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; always hot, humid |
Location: | Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea |
Geographic coordinates: | 1 00 S, 11 45 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Colorado |
Land boundaries: | total: 2,551 km border countries: Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km |
Coastline: | 885 km |
Terrain: | narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Iboundji 1,575 m |
Map of Gabon