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• GabonSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
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Overview of Gabon
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Gabon is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west.
Area
Total 267,667 km2 (76th)
Water (%) 3.76
Population
2009 estimate 1,475,000 (150th)
Density 5.5/km2 (216th)
14.3/sq mi
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone
WAT (UTC+1)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .ga
Calling code: 241
Officially name: Gabonese Republic
Capital: Libreville
Largest city: Libreville
Official language: French
Government: Presidential republic
Capital: Libreville
Largest city: Libreville
Official language: French
Government: Presidential republic
Gabon is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west.
Area
Total 267,667 km2 (76th)
Water (%) 3.76
Population
2009 estimate 1,475,000 (150th)
Density 5.5/km2 (216th)
14.3/sq mi
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone
WAT (UTC+1)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .ga
Calling code: 241
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