RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE (Gabonese Republic)
267,660 sq kilometres / 103,060 sq miles.
Gabon, today |
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| Official Name : | RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE (Gabonese Republic) |
| Land Area: | 267,660 sq kilometres / 103,060 sq miles. |
| Population: | 1,226,000 (est 1999). Density 4.6 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: | French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, others. |
| Religions: | Christian 55%, Traditional 40%, Muslim 2%. |
| Capital: | Libreville. Population 330,000 |
| Currency: | CFA franc , divided into 100 centimes. |
| Political: | Since independence from France in 1960 autocratic presidents have ruled Gabon. They introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s due to unrest in the form of strikes and protests. The Chief of State is President Bongo. He has held this position since 1967 and was last re-elected for a seven-year term in 1998. Since 1999 the Head of Government, appointed by the President, is Prime Minister Ntoutoume-Emane. |
| Geography: | The coastal plain is characterised by long shore bars, estuaries (including the mouth of the Ogooue River) and lagoons, backed by gently rising land climbing towards the African central plateau. A small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries. |
National
Flag - Ratio 3:4 | Position
in Africa |
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Climate
in Libreville - elevation 35m / 115ft | |
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