Gabon (/ ɡəˈbɒn / gə-BON; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃] ⓘ), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of 270,000 square ...
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Gabon is located on the Atlantic coast of central Africa. The climate is hot and humid with heavy rainfall. Lowlands extending inland from the coast lead to densely forested plateaus in the east and south that range in altitude from 1,000 to 2,000 feet. Rounded mountains in the interior reach heights of 5,200 feet. Gabon's largest river is the ...
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Gabon roughly has 2.2 million inhabitants of which 80 percent live in cities. The two biggest cities are Libreville and Port-Gentil and cover 60 percent of the country’s population. Gabon has around 40 different ethnic groups with Fang (Pangwe) being the largest. About 33 percent of the population is Fang. Other large groups are the Adouma, Eshira, Kota and Okanda. Around one percent of the ...