Key facts
Capital: Libreville
Location: Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Government: Gabonese Republic
Currency: Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Area: 267,667 sq km
Population: 2,284,912 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Religion: Roman Catholic 42.3%, Protestant 12.3%, other Christian 27.4%, Muslim 9.8%, animist 0.6%, other 0.5%, none/no answer 7.1% (2012 est.)
TimeZone: UTC+1
Tel Code: +241
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