Area 267,668 sq km (103,347 sq mi)
Poplation 1,322,000
Capital city Livreville (2,424,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Four major Bantu tribes: Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi and Obamba
Language Frence (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Esdhira, Bandjabi
Religions Christianity 75%, animist, Islam
Currency CFA franc = 100 centimes

The Gabonese Republic lies on the Equator in west-central Africa.

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