Country
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
Population2026 estimate, from Gabon's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearGabon gained independence from France on 17 August 1960. Classification
Sovereignty Status Gabon
Connections
Associated With
Source Libreville (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Has Capital
Source Libreville (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Economics Atlas: Bank of Central African States, part of this there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Central African CFA franc, part of this there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Gabon, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitutional Court of Gabon, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Gabon, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo, nationals include there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: African Tulip Tree, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Anubias barteri, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Atlantic Tarpon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Blue Marlin, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Capsicum annuum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Coconut Palm, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common redshank, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Congo Basin Rainforest, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cricket, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cucumis melo, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Giant Freshwater Prawn, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Giant Oarfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Barracuda, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great cormorant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Green Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grey heron, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hawksbill Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hemp, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Humpback Anglerfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ipomoea alba, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: John Dory, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Kapok, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Katydid, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Kudzu, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leatherback Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Little Stint, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Loggerhead Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Lophira alata, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mahi-mahi, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mosquito Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Myosciurus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Nelumbo nucifera, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ocean Sunfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Old World Climbing Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Poinsettia, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Queen Sago, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Mangrove, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Redbreast tilapia, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Regalecus Glesne, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sacred Lotus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sharptail mola, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spikemoss, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Staghorn Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Swordfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Tabernanthe Iboga, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Tomato, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Triplochiton scleroxylon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Tunbridge Filmy Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Water Hyacinth, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Water Lily, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Whisk Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wild Boar, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wood sandpiper, found there there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Gabon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Gabonese Republic
Infobox, capital
Libreville
Infobox, area
267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi)
Infobox, 2026 estimate
2,647,400
Infobox, independence
17 August 1960
Introduction
bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and the Republic of the Congo to the east and south
View the Source Wikidata: Gabon
Libreville (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Libreville, Infobox, Country
Gabon
Has Capital: Libreville, Lead section
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon
View the Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries listQuote, 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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