!!!Gabon: Geography ||Location|Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea ||Geographic Coordinates|1 00 S, 11 45 E[{GoogleMap location='-1.0,11.75' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''267,667 sq km\\''land: ''257,667 sq km\\''water: ''10,000 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''3,261 km\\''border countries: ''Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2,567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km ||Coastline|885 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Atlantic Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mont Iboundji 1,575 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south ||Natural Hazards|NA ||Natural Resource|petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower ||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.21%\\''permanent crops: ''0.64%\\''other: ''98.15% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; always hot, humid ||Irrigated Land|44.5 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|164 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation; poaching ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements ||Large Cities|Libreville; Port-Gentil; Masuku; Oyem; Moanda\\Libreville; Port-Gentil; Franceville; Oyem; Moanda\\ __[[List Verified]__\\__Explanation:__ Franceville grew from village name Masuku\\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Gabon/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity