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GABON
Gabonese RepublicGOVERNMENT:
- President--------------------------------- Omar Bongo
- Prime Minister------------------------------------
Paulin Obame-Nguema
- Population: ---------------------------- 1,207,844
- Capital City: ----------------------------- Libreville
- Capital city (Est. pop.)--------------------
362,386
- Independence:---------- Aug. 17 1960
GEOGRAPHY:
- Area: --------------------- 267,668 sq.km : 103,347 sq mi
PEOPLE:
- Official
languages:------------------- French
- Literacy:------------------ 63% VITAL STATISTICS:
- Birth Rate----------------------28/1000
- Unemployment----------------- NA%
ECONOMY:
- Monitary unit -------------------------- Franc CFA
- Economy:------------
Petroleum, natural gas , cocoa, wood
- Natural Resources---------- Petroleum, natural gas.
Geography:Gabon is in West Africa with the Atlantic Ocean on the western border
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