Monday, September 2, 2013

Gabon

  • Capital: Libreville
  • Major City: Port Gentil
  • Major Geographical Features
    • Atlatnic Ocean
    • Corisco Bay
    • Ogooue River
    • Bight of Biafra
    • Cape Lopez
  • Official Name: Gabonese Republic
  • Religion: Christian
  • Languages:
    • French (official)
    • Fang
    • Bateke
    • Bapounou or Eschira
    • Bardjab
  • Independence: 1960 from France
  • Government: republic
  • Currency: Central African Franc (XAF)
  • Colorado is slightly larger than Gabon
  • Literacy: 63.2%
  • Climate: Tropical
  • One of Africa's more wealthy nations

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