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Gabon

Also Known As Gabonese Republic

Middle Africa

Gabon is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa straddling the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, with a maritime border with Sao Tome and Principe in the Gulf of Guinea. It gained independence from France on 17 August 1960. It is a unitary presidential republic. Its capital is Libreville. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Libreville 2

Population

2,647,400 2

2026 estimate, from Gabon's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

267,668 2

Independence or Founding Year

1960 2

Gabon gained independence from France on 17 August 1960.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Gabon

Cities

Franceville

Lambarene

Libreville

Oyem

Port-Gentil

Connections

Associated With

Source Libreville (Wikipedia)

The Congo Basin

Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Has Capital

Source Libreville (Wikipedia)

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Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo

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André Biyogo Poko

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Quote, Lead sentence

is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder

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Constitutional Court of Gabon

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African Tulip Tree

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Atlantic Tarpon

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Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

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Common redshank

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Congo Basin Rainforest

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Green Sea Turtle

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

Quote, Introduction

The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. Gabon (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Infobox
Gabonese Republic
Infobox, capital
Libreville
Infobox, area
267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi)
Infobox: population_estimate
2,647,400
Article text
Since its independence from France in 1960, Gabon has had four presidents.
Lead section
It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, while sharing a maritime border with São Tomé and Príncipe to the west in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Wikidata: Gabon

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Libreville (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Associated With: Libreville, Infobox, Country
Gabon
Has Capital: Libreville, Lead section
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon

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Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list

Quote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list

Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.

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