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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gäbôN'), officially Gabonese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,930,000), 103,346 sq mi (267,667 sq km), W central Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon in the north, and on Congo (Brazzaville) in the east and south. Libreville (the capital) and Port-Gentil , both seaports, are the country's only large cities. Much of Gabon, which is situated astride the equator, is drained by the Ogooué River (and its tributaries, the Ngounie and the Ivindo), which flows into the Atlantic through a long and broad estuary. The rest of the coastline comprises a narrow low-lying strip, which, south of the Ogooué's mouth, includes a series of lagoons. The interior of the country is made up of mountain ranges and high-lying plateaus. To the north of the Ogooué are the Cristal Mts. and to the south is the Chaillu Massif, which includes Mt. Iboundji (5,165 ft/1,574 m), Gabon's highest point. In the northeast is the Woleu-Ntem Plateau, which reaches c.2,500…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Gabonese Republic lies on the Equator in W-central Africa. It is a little larger than the United Kingdom in area, with a coastline 800km [500mi] long. Behind the narrow, partly lagoon-lined coastal plain, the land rises to hills, plateaux and mountains divided by deep valleys carved by the River…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gäbôN'), officially Gabonese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,930,000), 103,346 sq mi (267,667 sq km), W central Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon in the north, and on Congo (Brazzaville) in the east and south. Libreville (the capital) and…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 1,640,286 CHRISTIAN 90.6 percent MUSLIM 4.6 percent AFRICAN INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS 3.1 percent NONRELIGIOUS 1.1 percent OTHER 0.6 percent Introduction Gabon is a mostly Christian nation straddling the equator on the West African coast. It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, central Africa. Area: 103,347 sq mi (267,667 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 1,891,000. Capital: Libreville . Gabon has more than 40 ethnic groups: the Fang , more than one-fourth of the total population, live north of the Ogooué River ; the largest grou§ps south of the river are the Sira…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
The Republic of Gabon is one of the four territories which formerly made up the French colony of Equatorial Africa; the others are the Congo Republic, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. Gabon is bordered on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Congo, and on the northwest by…
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From Financial Times World Desk Reference
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Introduction Official name: Gabonese Republic Capital: Libreville Population: 1.47 million Currency: CFA franc Official language: French Date of independence, or formation date: 1960 Date when current borders were established: 1960 National day: Aug 17 Vehicle country identifying code: G Time zone…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Gabonese Republic Political Status: Independent since August 17, 1960; present constitution, providing for “semi-presidential” regime, adopted March 14, 1991. Area: 103,346 sq. mi. (267,667 sq. km). Population: 2,068,000 (2018E—World Bank); 1,806,505 (2018E—U.S. Census). Major Urban Center…
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From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Portugal “discovered” Gabon in 1472, followed by the Netherlands (1593) and France (1630). The French established their first permanent colony there in 1839 and absorbed the rest of Gabon as a French territory in 1888. The captive nation finally won independence in August 1960 and elected its…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Gabonese Republic République Gabonaise Note: President Ali Bongo Ondimba (Gabonese Democratic Party) was reelected on August 28, 2016, defeating former foreign minister Jean Ping (Union of Forces for Change), with 49.8 percent of the vote to Ping’s 48.2 percent. Opposition groups denounced the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in central Africa, bounded north by Cameroon, east and south by the Congo, west by the Atlantic Ocean, and northwest by Equatorial Guinea. Government The 1991 constitution, as amended in 1997 and 2003, provides for a French-style executive president elected by universal suffrage for a…
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