Gabon, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Libreville, capital city of Gabon

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Gabon is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of OPEC.

Easy learning about Gabon
Gabon is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Middle Africa Africa Continent
Member of	OPEC since 1975 to 1995, rejoining in 2016
Gabon has a population of	2,484,789 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Gabon are called Gabonese, Gabonaise
The country’s total area is	267,667 Km² ( 166,320 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	118
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Gabon HDI ranks in position nº 123 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.693 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Gabon’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 60 countries Gabon passport ranks in position nº 79 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Gabon GDP per capita is	$8,842 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Gabon ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	1° 00' S, 11° 45' E Open in Google Maps
Gabon Capital city	Libreville
Neighbouring countries	Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo Republic.
Gabon Climate	tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant,
Currency name & code	Franc (XAF)
Internet ccTLD	.ga
Gabon calling code	+241

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