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Gabonese Republic République Gabonaise | |
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| Motto: "Union, Travail, Justice" (French for "Union, Work, Justice") | |
| Anthem: La Concorde The Concord | |
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| Capital and largest city | Libreville 0°23′N 9°27′E / 0.383°N 9.450°E |
| Official languages | French |
| National languages | Fang Myene |
| Demonym(s) | Gabonese |
| Government | Presidential republic under a military junta |
| Brice Oligui | |
| Raymond Ndong Sima | |
| Independence from France | |
• Granted | August 17, 1960 |
| Area | |
• Total | 267,667 km2 (103,347 sq mi) (76th) |
• Water (%) | 3.76% |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 2,341,179[1][2] (150th) |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi) (216th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $38.280 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $18,647[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $17.212 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $8,384[3] |
| Gini (2017) | 38[4] medium |
| HDI (2018) |  0.702[5]high · 115th |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +241 |
| ISO 3166 code | GA |
| Internet TLD | .ga |
The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a country in Africa. It is located on the equator. It has borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Libreville, which is also the largest city in the country. Gabon has an area of almost 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi). 1.5 million people live in Gabon.
Gabon was a colony of France. It became a new country on August 17, 1960. Since 1960, the country has had only 3 presidents. At first it had one-party rule. In the early 1990s, the country switched to a multi-party government.
Gabon is one of the richest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has 4th highest HDI and third highest GDP per capita (PPP) in the region. Gabon has high levels of income inequality, and there are significant amounts of poverty in the country.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.