Gabon keeps around a tenth of its land in national parks, created in a single decision in 2002. Loango is one of the few places where forest elephants walk onto the beach.
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Easy learning about Gabon
The capital city of Gabon is Libreville, capital city of Gabon.
Word: Loango
Meaning: wildlife coast
Administrative Divisions
9 provinces:
- Estuaire
- Haut-Ogooué
- Moyen-Ogooué
- Ngounié
- Nyanga
- Ogooué-Ivindo
- Ogooué-Lolo
- Ogooué-Maritime
- Woleu-Ntem
Provinces of Gabon map
Gabon is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Central Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa, member of OPEP.
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Height
0 m (0 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), above 1000 m (3280 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Basic Information
Capital City: Libreville, capital city of Gabon
Population: 2,593,130 (UN)
Area: 267,667 km² / 166,320 sq mi
People from Gabon are called: Gabonese, Gabonaise
Geography
Latitude: 0.438° S
Longitude: 11.836° E
Geographical Subregion: Central Africa (Middle Africa)
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Borders
- Cameroon — Land border
- Equatorial Guinea — Land border
- Congo Republic — Land border
Climate
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 108 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.733
Mean Years of Schooling: 9.7
Expected Years of Schooling: 12.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 68.3 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
OPEP - since 1975 to 1995, rejoining in 2016
Technical Information
TLD: .ga
Calling Code: +241
MapGeo Name: Gabon
MapGeo Code: GA