Outline of Gabon
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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Gabon
The Flag of Gabon
The Coat of arms of Gabon
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
- 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
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
- 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
Regions of Gabon
Ecoregions of Gabon
List of ecoregions in Gabon
Administrative divisions of Gabon
Administrative divisions of Gabon
Provinces of Gabon
Provinces of Gabon
Departments 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
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]
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Law and order in Gabon
- LGBT rights in Gabon
- Law enforcement in Gabon
Military of Gabon
Military of Gabon
- Forces
- Army of Gabon
- Air Force of Gabon
Local government in Gabon
Local government in Gabon
History of Gabon
History of Gabon
- Current events of Gabon
Culture 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
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
- 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
Education in Gabon
Health in Gabon
Health in Gabon
See also
- Index of Gabon-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
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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