Official name
Gabonese Republic
Name in local language
République gabonaise (fr)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population (ranking: 154e )
2,074,656 inhabitants (2020)
Population growth
1.96 % / year
Area
267,667 km²
Density
7.75 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 124e )16.658 billions $USD (2019)
GDP/capita (ranking )
7,667 $USD (2019)
GDP growth
3.40 % / year (2019)
Life expectancy (ranking )
66.20 years (2018)
Birth rate
30.17 ‰ (2014)
Fertility rate
3.91 children / woman (2014)
Death rate (ranking )
8.63 ‰ (2014)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
36.10 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
83.18 % (2015)
Official languages
French
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
HDI (ranking: 151e )0.702 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )45.05 (2018)
Government
Unitary dominant-party presidential republic (dictatorship in facts)
Head of State
President Ali Bongo Ondimba
National Day
12 March, 17 August (independence of 1960)
ISO Codes GA, GAB
Demonym
Gabonese
Tourists (ranking )
90,000 people (2011)
A rich country with a very poor population
Gabon is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Congo to the south and east, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest and Cameroon to the north. Former French colony, Gabon is independent since 1960. It is crossed by the equator.
Gorilla, Moukalaba-Doudouk National Park, Gabon. Photo: David Korte. Source: Wildlife Archives Libreville, capitale of Gabon. Photo: Bajan28 Urban areas (2016)
Urban areas
Population
Libreville
967,095 inhabitants
Port-Gentil
147,817 inhabitants
Franceville (Masuku)
128,729 inhabitants
Oyem
71,259 inhabitants
Mouanda
68,870 inhabitants
Lambaréné
44,249 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Population
Area
Estuaire
895,689 inhabitants
20,740 km²
Haut-Ogooué
250,799 inhabitants
36,547 km²
Moyen-Ogooué
69,287 inhabitants
18,535 km²
Ngounié
100,838 inhabitants
37,750 km²
Nyanga
52,854 inhabitants
21,285 km²
Ogooué-Ivindo
63,293 inhabitants
46,075 km²
Ogooué-Lolo
65,771 inhabitants
25,380 km²
Ogooué-Maritime
157,562 inhabitants
22,890 km²
Woleu-Ntem
154,986 inhabitants
38,465 km²
See also
