Location:
Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Geographic coordinates:
1 00 S, 15 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
342,000 sq km
country comparison to the world: 64
land:
341,500 sq km
water:
500 sq km
slightly smaller than Montana
total:
5,008 km
border countries:
Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Gabon 2,567 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
169 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
territorial sea:
200 nm
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mount Berongou 903 m
petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
arable land:
1.46%
permanent crops:
0.18%
other:
98.36% (2011)
20 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
832 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.05 cu km/yr (69%/26%/4%)
per capita:
13.99 cu m/yr (2005)
seasonal flooding
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them