Gabon
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Gabon
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| Official name: |
Gabonese Republic
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| Capital: |
Libreville
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| Area: |
total: 267,667 sq km water: 10,000 sq km land: 257,667 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; always hot, humid
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| 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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| Comparative Area: |
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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| Coastline: |
885 km
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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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Map of Gabon
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