Gabon is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, is to the west. It covers a land area of nearly 270,000 kmĀ² and has an estimated population of 1,500,000. Its capital and largest city is Libreville.