| Official
Name : |
REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE (Gabonese Republic) |
| Land
Area: |
267,667 square kilometres. |
| Population: |
1.57 million
(estimate 2011). |
| Languages: |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi, others. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 50%, Christian 50%. (RC) |
| Capital: |
Libreville.
Population 619,000 (2009) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc divided into 100 cents. |
| Independant: |
1960 -from France |
| Geography: |
Gabon is an equatorial country on the west Coast of Africa.The coastal plain is characterised by longshore bars, estuaries and lagoons backed by gently climbing land that climbs towards the African central plateau. The Ogoouee River basin dominates Gabon's hydrology, occupying over 60% of the total surface area. |
| Flag: |
Gabon became a province of the French Congo in 1908.
With most of the country covered with tropical rainforest and it's mineral wealth of uranium, manganese and iron, make Gabon one of the richest counries in Central Africa. The flag was adopted at independance in 1960, the green and yellow representing Gabon's natural resources, the blue, the sea.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Ratio of the Flag is 3:4. |
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