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Lope National Park, one of Gabon's 13 game reserves and national parks.
Background:
Only two autocratic presidents have ruled Gabon since independence from France in 1960. Gabon's former President, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - had dominated Gabon's political scene for four decades (1967-2009).
Following President BONGO's death in 2009, new elections brought Ali BONGO Ondimba, son of the former president, to power.
related countries: France
Official Name:
République Gabonaise
short form: Gabon
int'l long form: Gabonese Republic
ISO Country Code: ga
Time:
Local Time = UTC +1h
Actual Time: Sun-Sept-11 03:11
Country Calling Code: +241
Capital City: Libreville (pop. 700,000)
Other Cities: Port-Gentil (136,000), Masuku-Franceville (110,000), Lambaréné (25,000), Mouila, Tchibanga, Makokou, Koulamoutou, Port-Gentil, Oyem.
Government:
Type: Republic; multiparty presidential regime.
Geography:
Location: Western central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Area: 267,667 km² (103,347 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Narrow coastal plain; hilly and heavily forested interior (about 80% forested); some savanna regions in east and south.
Climate: Hot and humid with two rainy (February - May main rainy season)
and two dry seasons (May - September main dry season).
People:
Nationality: Gabonese
Population: 1.5 million (2010 UN estimate)
Ethnic groups: Over 40 ethnic groups: Fang (34%), Bapounou (22%), M'Bete (14%), Bandjabi (11%), Bakota (6%), and Myene (5%).
Religions: Christianity, Muslim, animist.
Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi.
Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower.
Agriculture products: Cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish.
Industries: Petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, and gold mining; chemicals; ship repair; food and beverage; textile.
Exports - commodities: crude oil, timber, manganese, uranium
Exports partners: China 15.5%, Italy 7.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.2%, Australia 7%, Spain 6.3%, South Korea 5.4%, Netherlands 5%, US 4.7% (2015)
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials
Imports partners: China 21.4%, France 19.6%, US 6.6%, Benin 4.7%, Netherlands 4% (2015)
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine Francs CFA (XAF)
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The official site of the Republic of Gabon.
Sénat de la République Gabonaise
Official website of the senate.
Official website of the National Assembly (in French).
Diplomatic Missions
The French Embassy at Gabon.
Weather
Météo Gabon - Direction de la Météorologie Nationale
Weather in Gabon (in French)
Political map of Gabon.
Map of Gabon showing the country's administrative regions.
Searchable map and satellite view of Gabon.
Searchable map and satellite view of Gabon's capital city.
The 54 countries of Africa.
A Relief Map of Africa.
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