Back جغرافيا الغابون Arabic Xeografía de Gabón AST Геаграфія Габона BE География на Габон Bulgarian Geografía de Gabón Spanish جغرافیای گابن FA Gabonin maantiede Finnish Géographie du Gabon French Xeografía de Gabón GL Yanayin ƙasa na Gabon HA
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| Continent | Africa |
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| Region | Central Africa |
| Coordinates | 1°00′N 11°45′E / 1.000°N 11.750°E |
| Area | Ranked 77th |
| • Total | 267,667 km2 (103,347 sq mi) |
| • Land | 96.3% |
| • Water | 3.7% |
| Coastline | 885 km (550 mi) |
| Highest point | Mont Bengoué, 1070 m (not Mont Iboundji as claimed by some authorities) |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean, 0 m |
| Longest river | Ogooué River |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon ('Am'), Tropical savanna ('Aw'); always hot, humid |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south |
| Natural resources | Petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
| Environmental issues | deforestation, poaching |
Gabon is a country in Central Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra.