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Gabon

Wouleu-NtemOgooué-IvindoHaut-OgoouéOgooué-LoloNgouniéNyangaEstuaireOgooué-MaritimeMoyen-OgoouéWouleu-NtemOgooué-IvindoHaut-OgoouéOgooué-LoloNgouniéNyangaEstuaireOgooué-MaritimeMoyen-OgoouéCongoCameroonEq.Guinea
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Gabon, a sparsely populated country known for its dense rainforests and vast petroleum reserves, is one of the most prosperous and stable countries in central Africa. Approximately 40 ethnic groups are represented, the largest of which is the Fang, a group that covers the northern third of Gabon and expands north into Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. From about the early 1300s, various kingdoms emerged in present-day Gabon and the surrounding area, including the Kingdoms of Loango and Orungu.

Capital
Libreville
Government
presidential republic
Population
2,513,738
Area
267,667 sq km
Location
Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid
Natural resources
petroleum; natural gas; diamond; niobium; manganese; uranium…
Languages
French (official); Fang; Myene; Nzebi…
Religions
Protestant 46.4% (Revival Church 37%; other Protestant 9.4%); Roman Catholic 29.8%; other Christian 4%…
Independence
17 August 1960 (from France)
Administrative divisions
9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Nt…
Currency
Coopération Financière en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Export partners
China 26%; Indonesia 8%; Spain 7%; Israel 6%…
Import partners
France 14%; China 13%; S. Korea 13%; USA 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

9 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Wouleu-NtemProvinceGA-9
Ogooué-IvindoProvinceGA-6
Haut-OgoouéProvinceGA-2
Ogooué-LoloProvinceGA-7
NgouniéProvinceGA-4
NyangaProvinceGA-5
EstuaireProvinceGA-1
Ogooué-MaritimeProvinceGA-8
Moyen-OgoouéProvinceGA-3

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Currency
Coopération Financière en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Languages
French (official); Fang; Myene; Nzebi…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid

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