Unitary presidential republic under a military junta[2]
• Transitional President and CTRI Chairman[3]
Brice Oligui Nguema
• Transitional Vice President[4]
Joseph Owondault Berre
• Interim Prime Minister[5]
Raymond Ndong Sima
Legislature
Parliament of Gabon (suspended)
Independence from
France
• Republic established
28 November 1958
• Granted
16–17 August 1960
• 2023 coup d'état
30 August 2023
Area
• Total
267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi) (76th)
• Water (%)
3.76%
Population
• 2023 estimate
2,397,368[6] (146th)
• Density
7.9/km2 (20.5/sq mi) (216th)
GDP (PPP)
2023 estimate
• Total
$41.922 billion[7] (132nd)
• Per capita
$19,165[7] (83rd)
GDP (nominal)
2023 estimate
• Total
$19.319 billion[7] (117th)
• Per capita
$8,831[7] (75th)
Gini (2017)
38[8] medium
HDI (2021)
0.699[9] medium (112th)
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone
UTC+1 (WAT)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side
right
Calling code
+241
ISO 3166 code
GA
Internet TLD
.ga
Gabon (/ɡəˈbɒn/gə-BON; French pronunciation:[ɡabɔ̃]ⓘ; Sangu: Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and the largest city.
Gabon's original inhabitants were the pygmy peoples. Beginning in the 14th century, Bantu migrants began settling in the area as well. Since its independence from France in 1960, Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. Despite this, the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) remained the dominant party until its removal from the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état.
Gabon is a developing country, ranking 112th in the Human Development Index. It is one of the wealthiest countries in Africa in terms of per capita income; however, large parts of the population are very poor. Omar Bongo came to office in 1967 and created a dynasty, which stabilized its power through a clientist network, Françafrique.[10]
The official language of Gabon is French, and Bantu ethnic groups constitute around 95% of the country's population. Christianity is the nation's predominant religion, practised by about 76% of the population. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI[9] (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita (PPP) (after Seychelles, Mauritius, Equatorial Guinea and Botswana) of any African nation. Gabon's nominal GDP per capita is $10,149 in 2023 according to OPEC.[11]
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^"General Nguema appointed transitional president of Gabon following coup". Anadolu Agency. Kigali, Rwanda. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^"Gabon: Joseph Owondault Berre nommé vice-président de la transition". ACP (in French). 12 September 2023.
^"Gabon junta names former PM Raymond Ndong Sima as interim PM - statement". Reuters. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^"Gabon". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ abcd"World Economic Outlook Database, October 2023 Edition. (Gabon)". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^"GINI index (World Bank estimate)". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ ab"Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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