Officially name: Gabonese Republic
Capital: Libreville
Largest city: Libreville
Official language: French
Government: Presidential republic
Gabon is a country in West Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra.
Politics of Gabon takes place in a framework of a republic whereby the President of Gabon is head of state and in effect, also the head of government, since he appoints the prime minister and his cabinet.