Outline Of Gabon

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Gabon

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The Coat of arms of Gabon

The location of Gabon

An enlargeable map of the Gabonese Republic

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

An enlargeable relief map of Gabon

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 GA
Internet country code top-level domain: .ga

Geography of Gabon

An enlargeable topographic map of Gabon

Geography of Gabon

Gabon is: a country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Africa
  - Middle 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Gabon

An enlargeable map of Gabon's cities, towns and villages

Climate of Gabon
List of ecoregions in Gabon
List of national parks of Gabon
Wildlife of Gabon
- List of birds of Gabon
- List of mammals of Gabon

Natural geographic features of Gabon

Glaciers in Gabon: none ^[4]
List of rivers of Gabon
World Heritage Sites in Gabon

Regions of Gabon

Ecoregions of Gabon

List of ecoregions in Gabon

Administrative divisions of Gabon

Provinces of Gabon

Departments of Gabon

Municipalities of Gabon

Capital of Gabon: Libreville
Cities of Gabon

Demography of Gabon

Demographics of Gabon

Government and politics of Gabon

Politics of Gabon

Form of government: presidential republic
Capital of Gabon: Libreville
Elections in Gabon
List of political parties in Gabon

Branches of the government of Gabon

Executive branch of the government of Gabon

Head of state: President of Gabon,
Head of government: Prime Minister of Gabon,

Legislative branch of the government of Gabon

Parliament of Gabon (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Gabon
- Lower house: House of Commons of Gabon

Judicial branch of the government of Gabon

Court system of Gabon

Foreign relations of Gabon

Diplomatic missions in Gabon
Diplomatic missions of Gabon
United States-Gabon relations

International organization membership

The Gabonese Republic is a member of:^[5]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Commonwealth of Nations
Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Gabon

LGBT rights in Gabon
Law enforcement in Gabon

Military of Gabon

Forces
- Army of Gabon
- Air Force of Gabon

Local government in Gabon

History of Gabon

Current events of Gabon

Culture of Gabon

Cuisine of Gabon
Languages of Gabon
National symbols of Gabon
- Coat of arms of Gabon
- Flag of Gabon
- National anthem of Gabon
Public holidays in Gabon
Religion in Gabon
- Hinduism in Gabon
- Islam in Gabon
World Heritage Sites in Gabon

Art in Gabon

Music of Gabon

Sports in Gabon

Football in Gabon
Gabon at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Gabon

Economy of Gabon

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 108th (one hundred and eighth)
Agriculture in Gabon
Communications in Gabon
- Internet in Gabon
Companies of Gabon
Currency of Gabon: Franc
- ISO 4217: XAF
Energy in Gabon
Health care in Gabon
Mining in Gabon
Tourism in Gabon
Transport in Gabon
- List of airports in Gabon
- Rail transport in Gabon
- Roads in Gabon

Education in Gabon

Health in Gabon

References

↑ "Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings". Human Development Reports. United Nations Development Programme. 2008. http://hdr.ndp.org/en/statistics/.
↑ United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".
↑ "Africa :: Gabon — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/.
↑ 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. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/.

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[hdi-1] "Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings". Human Development Reports. United Nations Development Programme. 2008. http://hdr.ndp.org/en/statistics/.

[2] United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".

[3] "Africa :: Gabon — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/.

[4] 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.

[CIA_World_Factbook-5] "Gabon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/.

Outline Of Gabon

Contents

General reference

Geography of Gabon

Environment of Gabon

Natural geographic features of Gabon

Regions of Gabon

Ecoregions of Gabon

Administrative divisions of Gabon

Provinces of Gabon

Departments of Gabon

Municipalities of Gabon

Demography of Gabon

Government and politics of Gabon

Branches of the government of Gabon

Executive branch of the government of Gabon

Legislative branch of the government of Gabon

Judicial branch of the government of Gabon

Foreign relations of Gabon

International organization membership

Law and order in Gabon

Military of Gabon

Local government in Gabon

History of Gabon

Culture of Gabon

Art in Gabon

Sports in Gabon

Economy and infrastructure of Gabon

Education in Gabon

Health in Gabon

See also

References

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