Gabon
Country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa
Also known as Gabonese Republic · République Gabonaise · ga · Republique Gabonaise · GAB
- Capital
- Population
- 2,025,137(2017)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- , 2,300,000(2023)
- , 1,671,711(2013)
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- +53 more
- 2,025,137(2017)
- Area
- 267,667 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $4.8B(2003)
- , $19.4M
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2025-04-09
- , 141M(1960)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2025-04-09
- Currency
- Official language
- Head of state
- Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema(since 2023)
- , Ali Bongo Ondimba(2009–2023)
- , Léon M'ba(1961–1967)
- +2 more
- Head of government
- Raymond Ndong Sima(since 2023)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
545 statements · 38% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Cameroon statement is subject of: Cameroon–Gabon border
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Sources- 1.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-05
- Republic of the Congo statement is subject of: Gabon–Republic of the Congo border
1
Sources- 1.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-05
- Equatorial Guinea statement is subject of: Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border
1
Sources- 1.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-05
- São Tomé and Príncipe statement is subject of: Gabon–São Tomé and Príncipe border
- Angola statement is subject of: Angola–Gabon border
- Cameroon statement is subject of: Cameroon–Gabon border
- Anthem
- La Concorde audio: La Concorde.ogg
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1960)
- African Union
- World Trade Organization(since 1995)
1
Sources- 1.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/gabon_e.htmRetrieved 2024-12-25
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1974)
1
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1963)
- International Development Association(since 1963)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1970)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 2003)
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- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1966)
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Bank of Central African States
- OHADA
- Interpol(since 1961)
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Africa/GABONRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2000)
2
Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/gabonRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1960)
- Group on Earth Observations
- AFRISTAT(since 1993)
- Gulf of Guinea Commission
- Universal Postal Union(since 1961)
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Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=122Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1960)
1
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(since 1970)
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(since 2016)
- International Civil Defence Organisation(since 1972)
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1961)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- Economic Community of Central African States
- United Nations Security Council(2022–2023)
1
Sources- 1.“Albanië, Brazilië, Gabon, Ghana en de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten nieuwe niet-permanente leden van de Veiligheidsraad”vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/06/11/albanie-brazilie-gabon-ghana-en-de-verenigde-arabische-emiratRetrieved 2023-01-03
- Commonwealth of Nations(since 2022)
- World Customs Organization(since 1965)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa(since 1999)
- Official name
- Repubblica Gabonese
- Gabon
- la République gabonaise
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Demonym
- Gabonese
- gaboni
- gaboneser
- Gabonano
- Gabunänan
- غابوني applies to part: masculine
- غابونية applies to part: feminine
- غابونيون applies to part: plural
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- габонцы applies to part: plural
- גבונזי applies to part: masculine
- גבונזית applies to part: feminine
- gabonezi applies to part: plural
- gabonez applies to part: masculine
- gaboneză applies to part: feminine
- গাবোনীয়
- gabonese applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- gabonesi applies to part: masculine plural, feminine plural
- gabones
- gabonés applies to part: masculine singular
- gabonesa applies to part: feminine singular
- Gabonano
- Gabonaise applies to part: feminine singular
- Gabonais applies to part: masculine singular
- gabonezo applies to part: masculine singular
- gabonezi applies to part: masculine plural
- gaboneza applies to part: feminine singular
- gaboneze applies to part: feminine plural
- Gabonec
- Gabonka
- ڭابوني applies to part: masculine singular
- ڭابونية applies to part: feminine singular
- ڭابونيين applies to part: masculine plural
- ڭابونيات applies to part: feminine plural
- Gabúnach
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- Diplomatic relation
- Germany(since 1960) statement is subject of: Gabon–Germany relations
- France statement is subject of: France–Gabon relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Gabon–Taiwan relations
- United States statement is subject of: Gabon–United States relations
- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: China–Gabon relations
- Georgia(since 2011)
- North Korea(since 1974) statement is subject of: Gabon–North Korea relations
- Kosovo
- Unemployment rate
- 20%(2014)
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Emergency phone number
- 1300 has use: emergency medical services
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 1722 has use: police
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 18 has use: fire department
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-08
- 1300 has use: emergency medical services
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 2.3200°N, 11.7000°E
- Age of majority
- 18 years old
- Marriageable age
- 21 years old applies to part: all genders
- Vehicle registration plate code
- G(since 1974)
- Has characteristic
- not-free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 3.909(2014)
- 3.963(2013)
- 4.01(2012)
- 4.05(2011)
- 4.083(2010)
- 4.112(2009)
- 4.138(2008)
- 4.164(2007)
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- 4.194(2006)
- 4.23(2005)
- 4.274(2004)
- 4.327(2003)
- 4.389(2002)
- 4.46(2001)
- 4.539(2000)
- 4.625(1999)
- Motto text
- Union, Travail, Justice
- Union, Work, Justice
- Единство, труд и справедливост
- Undeb, Gwaith, Cyfiawnder
- Enotnost, delo, pravica
- Geoshape
- Data:Gabon.map
- Life expectancy
- 66.105 years(2016)
- 65.685 years(2015)
- 65.211 years(2014)
- 64.686 years(2013)
- 64.119 years(2012)
- 63.519 years(2011)
- 62.893 years(2010)
- 62.247 years(2009)
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- 61.597 years(2008)
- 60.969 years(2007)
- 60.388 years(2006)
- 59.89 years(2005)
- 59.512 years(2004)
- 59.266 years(2003)
- 59.154 years(2002)
- 59.171 years(2001)
- 59.302 years(2000)
- 59.527 years(1999)
- Language used
- Jola-Fonyi speakers: 2,111,960 · ethnologue language status: 6a Vigorous
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- French
- Ngom
- Ndambomo
- Vili
- Viya
- Bwisi
- Duma
- Jola-Fonyi speakers: 2,111,960 · ethnologue language status: 6a Vigorous
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 0.6244°S, 8.7081°E located in/on physical feature: Cape Lopez
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 3.9600°S, 11.1532°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 0.6175°S, 14.5266°E
- VAT rate
- 18%
- BTI Status Index
- 4.83(2022)
- 4.89(2020)
- BTI Governance Index
- 4.53(2022)
- 4.86(2020)
- Native label
- République gabonaise
- Democracy Index
- 3.54(2020)
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- 3.54(2020)
- Human Development Index
- 0.706(2021)
- 0.71(2020)
- 0.709(2019)
- 0.706(2018)
- 0.706(2017)
- 0.702(2016)
- 0.699(2015)
- 0.694(2014)
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- 0.685(2013)
- 0.679(2012)
- 0.668(2011)
- 0.664(2010)
- 0.66(2009)
- 0.655(2008)
- 0.655(2007)
- 0.651(2006)
- 0.652(2005)
- 0.647(2004)
- 0.648(2003)
- 0.644(2002)
- 0.641(2001)
- 0.635(2000)
- 0.636(1999)
- 0.64(1998)
- 0.634(1997)
- 0.63(1996)
- 0.627(1995)
- 0.623(1994)
- 0.619(1993)
- 0.615(1992)
- 0.615(1991)
- 0.61(1990)
- Hashtag
- Gabon
- Gini coefficient
- 38(2017)
- Happy Planet Index score
- 39.9(2019)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.554(2021)
- 0.556(2020)
- 0.554(2019)
- 0.552(2018)
- 0.55(2017)
- 0.548(2016)
- 0.543(2015)
- 0.537(2014)
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- 0.529(2013)
- 0.523(2012)
- Birth rate
- 26.803(2022)
- 27.142(2021)
- 27.695(2020)
- 28.354(2019)
- Male population
- 1,215,505(2022)
- 1,192,411(2021)
- 1,168,822(2020)
- 1,144,323(2019)
- Death rate
- 7.307(2022)
- 7.258(2021)
- 6.909(2020)
- 6.856(2019)
- Rural population
- 221,340(2022)
- 224,215(2021)
- 227,148(2020)
- 230,087(2019)
- Female population
- 1,173,488(2022)
- 1,148,767(2021)
- 1,123,751(2020)
- 1,098,462(2019)
- Urban population
- 2,167,652(2022)
- 2,116,964(2021)
- 2,065,425(2020)
- 2,012,698(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 0.8037°S, 11.6094°E
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On other databases
145 identifiers linking Gabon across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_3161
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID10818
- ArchINFORM location ID6060
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294912991
- BabelNet ID00036978n
- BBC News topic IDcrr7mlg0vm2t
- BBC Things ID4af71fbe-41e3-4210-9f72-05b8ee8d0c96
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID119341957
- Biblissima authority IDQ26987
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDgabun-20
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10123194
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrygabon
- Comic Vine ID4020-58908
- Curlie IDRegional/Africa/Gabon/
- Data Commons IDcountry/GAB
- DBNL country IDgabon01
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--6721
- DR topic IDgabon
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID127245
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Gabon
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDgabon
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID210756
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0000199
- Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists IDAE0O
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ3228
- European Education Thesaurus ID1577
- EuroVoc ID1124
- FactGrid item IDQ1059288
- FAST ID1205420
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)GB
- France 24 topic ID (French)gabon
- Freebase ID/m/03548
- GACS ID424
- GCMD keyword ID864e3511-3326-4b8f-a534-1a8945fcc3eb
- GENC 3-character codeGAB
- GeoNames ID2400553
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)rRvIU3
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000164
- GitHub topicgabon
- GND ID4019052-3
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm03548
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDgabon
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0028593
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDGabon
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)5709887
- Grove Art Online IDT030315
- Harper's taggabon
- HDS ID003441
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1285940
- IAB code1298
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30459
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2378996
- IdRef ID026384124
- INaturalist place ID7112
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99328
- Interlingual Index IDi83719
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108430
- IOC country codeGAB
- ISNI0000000121956165
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeGA
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeGAB
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code266
- ITU letter codeGAB
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.266
- J9U entity ID987007564352805171
- Joconde location IDT84-143
- KBpedia IDGabon
- Klexikon article IDGabun
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/GABON.html
- KulturNav-ID235c9655-6964-4d29-9fc0-4e4dde91e73d
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/go
- Le Figaro tag IDGabon
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/gabon
- Lex IDGabon
- Libération topic IDgabon
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79063286
- M49 code266
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=266
- Marine Regions Geographic ID2104
- MeSH descriptor IDD005681
- MeSH tree codeZ01.058.290.100.380
- Mindat locality ID14568
- Museum-digital place ID1623
- MusicBrainz area IDd14441fe-3bce-34b5-aed5-dfbe987329c9
- NALT ID23664
- Namuwiki ID가봉
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/F2FC4FC5-770D-4F6D-AE2B-0F2489744A71
- National Library of Iceland ID000076941
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls001138474
- National Library of Israel ID (old)000975650