| Gabonese Republic République gabonaise (French) | ||||||
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| Motto: "Union, Travail, Justice" (French) "Union, Work, Justice" |
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| Anthem: "La Concorde" (French) "The Concord" |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Libreville | |||||
| Regional languages |
French | |||||
| Regional languages |
English • Spanish • French • Portuguese • Fang • Mbete • Myene • Nzebi • Punu • Teke • Vili | |||||
| Religion | 84.2% Christianity 11.8% Islam 2.0% no religion 1.1% traditional faiths 0.9% others |
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| Demonym | Gabonese Gabonaise |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Brice Oligui Nguema | ||||
| - | Vice President | Séraphin Moundounga | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Alexandre Barro Chambrier | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament of Gabon | |||||
| Independence | from France | |||||
| - | Republic established | 28 November 1958 | ||||
| - | Granted | 17 August 1960 | ||||
| - | 1964 coup d'état | 17–19 February 1964 | ||||
| - | 2023 coup d'état | 30 August 2023 | ||||
| - | Current Constitution | 18 August 2025 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 267,668 km2 103,347 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 2,397,368 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $41.922 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $19,165 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $19.319 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $8,831 | ||||
| Gini (2025) | 38 | |||||
| HDI (2025) | 0.733 | |||||
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) | |||||
| Drives on the | Right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ga | |||||
| Calling code | +241 | |||||
Gabon (/ɡəˈbɒn/ gə-BON; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃] ⓘ), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and largest city.
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