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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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Gabon

Cities

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Associated With

Libreville, Cities
Source Libreville (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Has Capital

Libreville, Cities
Source Libreville (Wikipedia)
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Source Wikidata: Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo

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Source Wikipedia: Ali BongoLead
Quote, Lead
Ali Bongo Ondimba (born Alain-Bernard Bongo; 9 February 1959) is a Gabonese former politician and dictator who was the third president of Gabon from 2009 until he was deposed in a coup in 2023.

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Source Brice Oligui Nguema (Wikipedia)Lead
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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (French pronunciation: [bʁis klɔ.tɛʁ ɔ.li.gi ŋgɛ.ma]; born 3 March 1975) is a Gabonese politician and military officer who is currently serving as the fourth president of Gabon since May 2025, having previously served in this role in a transitional capacity from 2023 and was also the chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions from 2023 until his accession to the presidency.

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Source André Biyogo Poko (source article)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder

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Source Anthony Obame (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics

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Source Moïse Brou Apanga (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
he represented Gabon at international level

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Gabon

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Source Wikidata: Constitutional Court of Gabon

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source African civet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
In Gabon's Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, it was photographed close to forested areas during a survey in 2012.

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Source Wikipedia: African palm civetDistribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
In Gabon's Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, it was recorded in forested areas during a camera-trapping survey in 2012.

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Source African pygmy squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in tropical rainforests in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

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Source African smoky mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
it occurs in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

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Source African wading rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Bay duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The bay duiker is native to several countries in western and southern Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Source Beaded wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros beatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Gabon
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Gabon
Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana

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Source Bini free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
The Bini free-tailed bat has been documented in the following countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda.

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Source Black colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The black colobus monkey is found in Equatorial Guinea, south west Cameroon and central and north-western Gabon.

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Source Blue duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
This duiker can be found in several countries in the western, southern and eastern parts of Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Source Central African oyan (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The Central African oyan is endemic to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to the Albertine Rift.

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Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat
Quote, Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Common rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Gabon
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Gabon
Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Gambia

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Source De Brazza's monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
De Brazza's monkeys range across the swamps, bamboo and dry mountain forests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria and Uganda

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Source Du Chaillu's rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to parts of central Gabon, within dense tropical rainforests, where it was listed as extinct in 1952, but was then rediscovered in 1993.

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Source Duke of Abruzzi's free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range gabon
Quote, Lead, range gabon
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, South Sudan, and Uganda.

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Epixerus ebii (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
through Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, and with a third population in the Republic of

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Source Fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
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The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Gabon bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo

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Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Gabon
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Gabon
Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Gambia

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Source Golden angwantibo (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, where it can be found in small, localised distributions.

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Source Greater long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (5)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (5)
Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Kenya

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Cercopithecus nictitans (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
are found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,

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Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Grey-cheeked mangabey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It ranges from Cameroon down to Gabon.

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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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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Gabon
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    885 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record GAB, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record GAB, incomeLevel
"name": "Gabon", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
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Wikidata: Gabon
Wikidata Q1000, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Gabon 2,567 km
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