Gabon

Africa · Middle Africa

Gabon

Gabonese Republic
Africa · Middle Africa · Capital: Libreville

Quick facts about Gabon

Official name	Gabonese Republic
Capital	Libreville
Continent & subregion	Africa · Middle Africa
Population	2,484,789 people (world rank 142)
Area	267,668 km²
Density	9 people/km²
Share of world population	0.031% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$19.4 billion
Urbanisation	91.6% urban population
Life expectancy	68.3 years
Currency	Central African CFA franc (Fr) — XAF
Languages	French
Internet domain	`.ga`
Calling code	+241
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$7,803 · see world ranking
Internet Users	68.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	26.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	91.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Gabon did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Cameroon Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea

The geographic position is roughly -1°, 11.8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.