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Gabon. By Cadet Newman. Gabon is partially land locked, because it has a coastline and also has bordering countries: Congo Cameroun, Guinee Equatorial. . AREA:. Area Comparitive:. total: 267,667 sq km land: 257,667 sq km water: 10,000 sq km . slightly smaller than Colorado .
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Gabon By Cadet Newman
Gabon is partially land locked, because it has a coastline and also has bordering countries: Congo Cameroun, Guinee Equatorial. AREA: Area Comparitive: total: 267,667 sq km land: 257,667 sq km water: 10,000 sq km slightly smaller than Colorado
Population: 1,454,867 Language: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
timber hydropower diamond manganese Resources: Natural niobium gold uranium petroleum iron ore
Capital: Libreville
textiles petroleum extraction and refining Major Industries: lumbering and plywood ship repair cement manganese gold
Climate: tropical; always hot, humid Terrain: narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
Type of government: President Omar BONGO ONDIMBA republic; multiparty presidential regime
Flag Description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue