Gabon is divided into nine provinces, which they are further subdivided into 50 departments. The president appoints the provincial governors, the prefects, and the subprefects.
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.