Facts and Figures

Full name:  Republic of Gabon

Nationality
        noun: Gabonese
        adjective: Gabonese

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Area
        total: 267,667 sq km
        water: 10,000 sq km
        land: 257,667 sq km

Population: 1,355,246

Ethnic groups 
        Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang Eshira Bapounou Bateke)
        other Africans and Europeans 154 000 including
        6 000 French
        11 000 persons of dual nationality

Capital: Libreville(420 000)

Largest Cities
        Port-Gentil  (165 000)
        Franceville (75 000)

Official Language  
        French (official) 
        Fang Myene Bateke Bapounou/Eschira Bandjabi

Religion
        Christian 55%-75%
        Muslim less than 1% animist

Political system: presidential/parliamentary democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity—$6 billion (1996 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity—$5 000 (1996 est.)  

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 7.1%
        industry: 54.6%
        services: 38.3% (1996)

Inflation:   2.9% (1999 est.)

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