_#_Telecommunications: NA
_*Defense Forces #_Branches: French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force)
_#Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @Gabon *Geography #_Total area: 267,670 km2; land area: 257,670 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Colorado
_#_Land boundaries: 2,551 km total; Cameroon 298 km, Congo 1,903 km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km
_#_Coastline: 885 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 24 nm;
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm