The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Gabon (the Gabonese Republic):
Gabon – country in west central Africa sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea to the west, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and Cameroon to the north, with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The small population density together with abundant natural resources and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in the region, with the highest HDI in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ɡəˈbɒn/
- Common English country name: Gabon
- Official English country name: The Gabonese Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Gabonese
- ISO country codes: GA, GAB, 266
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ga
Geography of Gabon
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- Gabon is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Gabon
- High: Mont Bengoué 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
- Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,551 km
Republic of the Congo 1,903 km
Equatorial Guinea 350 km
Cameroon 298 km
- Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 885 km
- Population of Gabon: 2,172,579[2] - 142nd most populous country
- Area of Gabon:[3]
- Total: 267,667 km2
- Land: 257,667 km2
- Water: 10,000 km2
- Atlas of Gabon
Environment of Gabon
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Natural geographic features of Gabon
edit- Glaciers in Gabon: none [4]
- List of rivers of Gabon
- World Heritage Sites in Gabon
Regions of Gabon
editEcoregions of Gabon
editAdministrative divisions of Gabon
editAdministrative divisions of Gabon
Provinces of Gabon
editDepartments of Gabon
editMunicipalities of Gabon
edit- Capital of Gabon: Libreville
- Cities of Gabon
Demography of Gabon
editGovernment and politics of Gabon
edit- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of Gabon: Libreville
- Elections in Gabon
- List of political parties in Gabon
Branches of the government of Gabon
editExecutive branch of the government of Gabon
editLegislative branch of the government of Gabon
edit- Parliament of Gabon (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Gabon
- Lower house: House of Commons of Gabon
Judicial branch of the government of Gabon
editCourt system of Gabon
Foreign relations of Gabon
editInternational organization membership
editThe Gabonese Republic is a member of:[5]
Law and order in Gabon
editMilitary of Gabon
edit- Forces
Local government in Gabon
editLocal government in Gabon
History of Gabon
edit- Current events of Gabon
Culture of Gabon
edit- Cuisine of Gabon
- Languages of Gabon
- National symbols of Gabon
- Public holidays in Gabon
- Religion in Gabon
- World Heritage Sites in Gabon
Art in Gabon
editSports in Gabon
editSports in Gabon
Economy and infrastructure of Gabon
editEducation in Gabon
editHealth in Gabon
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ "Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings". Human Development Reports. United Nations Development Programme. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-25. [dead link]
- ^ United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".
- ^ "Africa :: Gabon — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
- ^ "Gabon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
