Gabon

Gabonese Republic République Gabonaise
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Union, Travail, Justice" (French for "Union, Work, Justice")
Anthem: La Concorde The Concord
Capital and largest city	Libreville 0°23′N 9°27′E / 0.383°N 9.450°E / 0.383; 9.450
Official languages	French
National languages	Fang Myene
Demonym(s)	Gabonese
Government	Presidential republic under a military junta
• Interim President	Brice Oligui
• Prime Minister	Raymond Ndong Sima
Independence from France
• Granted	August 17, 1960
Area
• Total	267,667 km2 (103,347 sq mi) (76th)
• Water (%)	3.76%
Population
• 2021 estimate	2,341,179[1][2] (150th)
• Density	5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi) (216th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$38.280 billion[3]
• Per capita	$18,647[3]
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$17.212 billion[3]
• Per capita	$8,384[3]
Gini (2017)	38[4] medium
HDI (2018)	0.702[5] high · 115th
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+241
ISO 3166 code	GA
Internet TLD	.ga

The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a country in Africa. It is located on the equator. It has borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Libreville, which is also the largest city in the country. Gabon has an area of almost 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi). 1.5 million people live in Gabon.

Gabon was a colony of France. It became a new country on August 17, 1960. Since 1960, the country has had only 3 presidents. At first it had one-party rule. In the early 1990s, the country switched to a multi-party government.

Gabon is one of the richest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has 4th highest HDI and third highest GDP per capita (PPP) in the region. Gabon has high levels of income inequality, and there are significant amounts of poverty in the country.

1. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
2. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
4. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
5. ↑ "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.