Congo

Location	Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Geographic coordinates	1 00 S, 15 00 E
Map references	Africa
Area	total: 342,000 sq km land: 341,500 sq km water: 500 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Montana
Land boundaries	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
Coastline	169 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Terrain	coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m
Natural resources	petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 1.45% permanent crops: 0.15% other: 98.4% (2005)
Irrigated land	20 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	832 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.03 cu km/yr (59%/29%/12%) per capita: 8 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards	seasonal flooding
Environment - current issues	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
Geography - note	about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them