🚩 Flag of Gabon • live waving render
Africa — Middle Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇬🇦 Gabon
Gabonese Republic
2.5M
Population
World #142
267,668 km²
Land Area
World #78
$20.4 billion
GDP (USD)
World #127
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Did You Know?
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Gabon is the world's #142 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #78 globally by land area — covering about 0.18% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 3 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #127 worldwide with a GDP of $20.4 billion USD.
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Population density is 9.2 people per km² — world rank #224.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Libreville
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Phone Code
+241
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Internet TLD
.ga
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Nationality
Gabonese
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
GA / GAB / 266
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Coordinates
-1.00°, 11.75°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$20.4 billion USD
World rank #127 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$8,258
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
9.2 /km²
World density rank #224
Fr
Central African CFA franc
XAF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
2,469,296
World rank #142 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
French
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Demonym
Gabonese
What its people are called
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
267,668 km²
0.18% of Earth's landmass • World #78
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Land Borders
3 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Libreville
WAT — West Africa Time
“Gabon” Around the World
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الغابون
جمهورية الغابون
bre
Gabon
Republik Gabonat
ces
Gabon
Gabonská republika
deu
Gabun
Gabunische Republik
est
Gabon
Gaboni Vabariik
fin
Gabon
Gabonin tasavalta
fra
Gabon
République gabonaise
hrv
Gabon
Gabon Republika
hun
Gabon
Gaboni Köztársaság
ita
Gabon
Repubblica gabonese
jpn
ガボン
ガボン共和国
kor
가봉
가봉 공화국
nld
Gabon
Republiek Gabon
per
گابن
جمهوری گابُن
pol
Gabon
Republika Gabońska
por
Gabão
República do Gabão
rus
Габон
Габона Республика
slk
Gabon
Gabonská republika
spa
Gabón
República de Gabón
srp
Gabon
Gabonska Republika
swe
Gabon
Republiken Gabon
tur
Gabon
Gabon Cumhuriyeti
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گیبون
جمہوریہ گیبون
zho
加蓬
加蓬共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
GA
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ISO Alpha-3
GAB
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
266
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q1000
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Also Spelled As
GA • Gabonese Republic • République Gabonaise
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