Gabon (Concert of Europe)

Gabon is one of the four colonies of, located in its southwestern corner: it borders to its east, the respectively German and Spanish colonies of  and  to its north, the  to its west, and the Portuguese colony of  to its south. Gabon was the first territory in what today is the AEF to be explored and colonized by the French, and it was their base for further penetration in the continent.

Gabon is a land of coastal plains, low mountains, and savannas: most of it is covered in a thick rainforest. Despite this, it is one of the African territories which were most influenced by French culture, and a large French population exists in the colony. The majority religion is, but there are small Muslim and animist minorities. Gabon's economy is dominated by oil extraction, and trade on its Atlantic ports.