Basic facts about Gabon
Country name: | Gabon |
Capital: | Libreville |
Country code: | 266 |
Continent: | Africa |
Currency name: | CFA franc BEAC |
Independence: | 1960-08-17 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from France |
Total area (km2): | 267,667 |
Land area (km2): | 257,667 |
Water area (km2): | 10,000 |
Population: | 1,640,286 |
Population note: | 1,640,286 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | French |
All languages: | French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
Time zone: | WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) |
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Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +241 |
Domain: | .ga |