- Official name
- Gabonese Republic République gabonaise · French
- Capital
- Libreville
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 2.1 million
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Neighbours
- Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
- Internet / phone
- .ga · +241
Where it is
Notable facts
- About 88% of Gabon is forest, and 11% of its territory is protected in national parks.
- Loango National Park is famous for elephants, buffalo and hippos appearing on Atlantic beaches.
- The Oklo uranium deposit contains the only known natural nuclear fission reactors, active around 1.7 billion years ago.
- Gabon straddles the equator and has one of the highest GDP per capita figures in sub-Saharan Africa thanks to oil.
World Heritage 2 sites
National dish
Poulet nyembwe Chicken in palm-nut sauce with chilli and aubergine.