Gabon

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Easy learning about Gabon

The capital city of Gabon is Libreville, capital city of Gabon.

Word: Loango

Meaning: wildlife coast

Administrative Divisions

9 provinces:

Estuaire
Haut-Ogooué
Moyen-Ogooué
Ngounié
Nyanga
Ogooué-Ivindo
Ogooué-Lolo
Ogooué-Maritime
Woleu-Ntem

Provinces of Gabon map

Gabon is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Central Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa, member of OPEP.

0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), Max altitude 1065 m (3490 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Height from west to east in Gabon

Height from south to north in Gabon

1South Atlantic Ocean (Southwest), Gulf of Guinea (West)0 m2Ogooué3 to 486 m3Ngounie14 to 724 m

Population of Gabon, 1960–2025

The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices

Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid

Basic Information

Capital City: Libreville, capital city of Gabon

Population: 2,593,130 (UN)

Area: 267,667 km² / 166,320 sq mi

People from Gabon are called: Gabonese, Gabonaise

Geography

Latitude: 0.438° S

Longitude: 11.836° E

Geographical Subregion: Central Africa

Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Continental Region: Africa Map

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 79 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 57

Climate

tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 100 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.086 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $9,376 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 93

Currency: Franc

Currency Code: XAF

Human Development

HDI Rank: 108 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.733

Mean Years of Schooling: 9.7

Expected Years of Schooling: 12.5

Life Expectancy at Birth: 68.3 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Protestant

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

OPEP - since 1975 to 1995, rejoining in 2016

Technical Information

TLD: .ga

Calling Code: +241

MapGeo Name: Gabon

MapGeo Code: GA