!!!Republic of the Congo: Geography ||Location|Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon ||Geographic Coordinates|1 00 S, 15 00 E[{GoogleMap location='-1.0,15.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''342,000 sq km\\''land: ''341,500 sq km\\''water: ''500 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''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 ||Coastline|169 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Atlantic Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mount Berongou 903 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin ||Natural Hazards|seasonal flooding ||Natural Resource|petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower ||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.46%\\''permanent crops: ''0.18%\\''other: ''98.36% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator ||Irrigated Land|20 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|832 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation ||Environment - international agreements|''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 ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Brazzaville; Ponte Noire; Loubomo; Nkayi; Gamboma\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Brazzaville; Pointe-Noire; Dolisie; Kayes; Owando\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Congo,_Republic_of_the/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them