| Gabon French: République Gabonaise | |
| Map: | |
| Area Ranking: | 77th |
| Km Area: | 267,667 |
| Percent Water: | 3.7 |
| Km Coastline: | 885 |
| Highest Point: | Mont Bengoué, 1070 m (not Mont Iboundji as claimed by some authorities) |
| Lowest Point: | Atlantic Ocean, 0 m |
| Climate: | Tropical monsoon ('Am'), Tropical savanna ('Aw'); always hot, humid |
| Terrain: | narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south |
| Environmental Issues: | deforestation, poaching |
Gabon is a country in Central Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra.
Gabon has a total of 3,261 km of international boundaries. It borders Equatorial Guinea (335 km) and Cameroon (349 km) to the north and the Republic of the Congo (2,567 km) to the east and south. Gabon lies on the equator.
| Land Use | (2012) | |
|---|---|---|
| • Arable land | 1.26% | |
| • Permanent crops | 0.66% | |
| • Other | 98.08% |
International agreements:
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
The equatorial location of Gabon means that it has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) and a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), with the temperature being hot year-round and humid, although the Benguela Current can moderate temperatures.