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 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 123rd 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, .
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 80% 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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2by Gabon, abbé
Published 1790
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3by Didier, Alain (Gabon)
Published 2020
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4by Kolosváry, Gábon, 1901-
Published 1929
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5by Bloom, Mark (Of Libreville, Gabon)
Published 2015
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6by Gabon Service De Leducation Populaire
Published 1969
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8by Gabon Service de l'Information et du Tourisme“...Gabon Service de LÍnformation et du Tourisme...”
Published 1971
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9by Gabon Comité national de rédaction des rapports sur les droits humains“...Gabon Comité national de rédaction des rapports sur les droits humains...”
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10by Julia de Fontenelle, (Jean-Sébastien-Eugène), 1790-1842Other Authors: “...Gabon...”
Published 1823
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13by Bichat, Xavier, 1771-1802Other Authors: “...Gabon...”
Published 1799
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17by Dady Bouchard, J. C., 1953-, Dady Bouchard, J. C., 1953-, Dady Bouchard, J. C., 1953-“...Gabon...”
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