Gabon Formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, the Republic of Gabon gained independence in August 1960. Gabon has an area of 267,669 square kilometers (103,347 square miles), and in 2003 its population was estimated at 1.32 million, which is divided...

Gabonese Republic République Gabonaise CAPITAL: Libreville FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of green, golden yellow, and royal blue horizontal stripes. ANTHEM: La Concorde (Harmony). MONETARY UNIT: The Communauté Financière Africaine...

Gabon POPULATION 1,355,246 CHRISTIAN 90.6 percent MUSLIM 4.6 percent AFRICAN INDIGENOUS BELIEFS 3.1 percent NONRELIGIOUS 1.1 percent OTHER 0.6 percent Country Overview Introduction The Gabonese Republic straddles the equator on the West African coast...

The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon (pronounced /gəˈbɒn/), is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. The capital and largest city is Libreville. Since its...

Highlights and Key Issues * The decline in oil production that slowed GDP growth from 3% in 2005 to 1.2% last year is in contrast with the performance of the non-oil sector, which posted its highest growth in five years. If maintained, this...

Gabon is a rich country by African, and indeed world, standards. World Bank figures show that on the African continent its GNP per capita is second only to Libya, and ahead of South Africa. Gabon covers an area of 267,000 [km.sub.2] and has...