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Geography
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
1 00 S, 15 00 E
Area: 
total: 342,000 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
63
land: 341,500 sq km
water: 500 sq km
slightly smaller than Montana
total: 5,504 km
border countries: Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon 1,903 km
169 km
territorial sea: 200 nm
Current Weather
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: 1.45%
permanent crops: 0.15%
other: 98.4% (2005)
20 sq km (2003)
832 cu km (1987)
total: 0.03 cu km/yr (59%/29%/12%)
per capita: 8 cu m/yr (2000)
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
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