Gabon

Gabonese Republic République gabonaise  (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Union, Travail, Justice" (French) "Union, Work, Justice"
Anthem: La Concorde The Concord
Location of  Gabon  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Libreville 0°23′N 9°27′E / 0.383°N 9.450°E / 0.383; 9.450
Official languages	French
Vernacular languages	Fang Myene Punu Nzebi
Ethnic groups (2000)	28.6% Fang 10.2% Punu 8.9% Nzebi 6.7% French 4.1% Mpongwe 154,000 othera
Demonym	Gabonese Gabonaise
Government	Dominant-party presidential republic
• President	Ali Bongo Ondimba
• Prime Minister	Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence
• from France	August 17, 1960
Area
• Total	267,667 km2 (103,347 sq mi) (76th)
• Water (%)	3.76%
Population
• 2009 estimate	1,475,000 (150th)
• Density	5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi) (216th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$36.218 billion
• Per capita	$19,252
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$14.563 billion
• Per capita	$7,741
Gini (2005)	41.5 medium
HDI (2014)	0.684 medium · 110th
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+241
ISO 3166 code	GA
Internet TLD	.ga
Including 10,700 French nationals and 11,000 persons of dual nationality.

Coordinates: 1°S 12°E / 1°S 12°E / -1; 12

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Gabon (/ɡəˈbɒn/; French pronunciation: ​[ɡabɔ̃]), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and its population is estimated at 1.5 million people. Its capital and largest city is Libreville.