Gabon
Gabon ( ; ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), 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 and a population of |R}}/1e6 round 1}} 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.
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 (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.
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7Published 1982Libreville : Direction générale des publications officielles, [1982]-[1990]1 online resource (2 volumes)“...Gabon...”
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8Published 1962Libreville : Service du Journal officiel, 1962.1 online resource (pages 188-209)“...Gabon...”
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9Published 1991Libreville : République gabonaise, Direction des publications officielles, [1991]1 online resource (34 pages)“...Gabon...”
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10Published 1962Libreville : Service du Journal officiel, 1962.1 online resource (pages 251-256)“...Gabon...”
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11Libreville : Rassemblement national des bûcheronsvolumes : illustrations“...Rassemblement national-bûcherons (Gabon)...”
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12Libreville : Oret'yvolumes : illustrations“...Cercle des Libéraux Réformateurs (Gabon)...”
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13Published 1964[Libreville] : Republique gabonaise, Ministère d'etat chargé de l'économie nationale du plan et des mines, Service national de la statistique, [1964-v. : ill. ; 27 cm.“...Gabon. Service national de la statistique...”
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14Published 1963[Libreville] : Le Service, 1963-v. : ill. ; 27 cm.“...Gabon. Service national de la statistique...”
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15Published 1963[Libreville] : République gabonaise, Ministère de l'économie nationale, Direction de l'économie nationale, Service de la statistique et des études économiques, -[1963]v. : ill. ; 27 cm.“...Gabon. Service de la statistique et des études économiques...”
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16Published 1962[Libreville] : Le Service, -1962.v. : ill. ; 27 cm.“...Gabon. Service de la statistique et des études économiques...”
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17Published 1960Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1960.1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.“...United States. Consulate (Gabon)...”
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18Published 1977[Addis Abéba] : Nations Unies, Commission économique pour l'Afrique, 1977.[69] p. in various pagings : ill.“...Séminaire sur l'amélioration des conditions de vie en milieu rural Libreville, Gabon...”