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Gabon

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Gabon

• LIBREVILLE
• MAKOKOU
• MAYUMBA

 

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

Map of Gabon

 

 


 

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