Outline of Gabon
See also: Index of Gabon-related articles
The location of Gabon
An enlargeable map of the Gabonese Republic
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Gabon (the Gabonese Republic):
Gabon – country in west central Africa sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea to the west, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and Cameroon to the north, with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The small population density together with abundant natural resources and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in the region, with the highest HDI in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of Gabon
- Pronunciation: /ɡəˈbɒn/
- Common English country name: Gabon
- Official English country name: The Gabonese Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Gabonese
- ISO country codes: GA, GAB, 266
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ga
Geography of Gabon
An enlargeable topographic map of Gabon
Main article: Geography of Gabon
- Gabon is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Gabon
- High: Mont Bengoué 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
- Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,551 km
Republic of the Congo 1,903 km
Equatorial Guinea 350 km
Cameroon 298 km
- Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 885 km
- Population of Gabon: 1,331,000 - 150th most populous country
- Area of Gabon: 267,745 km2
- Atlas of Gabon
Environment of Gabon
An enlargeable satellite image of Gabon
Natural geographic features of Gabon
- Glaciers in Gabon: none [2]
- List of rivers of Gabon
- World Heritage Sites in Gabon
Regions of Gabon
Ecoregions of Gabon
- Main article: Ecoregions in Gabon
Administrative divisions of Gabon
Administrative divisions of Gabon
Provinces of Gabon
Main article: Provinces of Gabon
Departments of Gabon
Main article: Departments of Gabon
Municipalities of Gabon
- Capital of Gabon: Libreville
- Cities of Gabon
Demography of Gabon
Government and politics of Gabon
- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of Gabon: Libreville
- Elections in Gabon
- List of political parties in Gabon
Branches of the government of Gabon
Executive branch of the government of Gabon
- Head of state: President of Gabon,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Gabon,
- Cabinet of Gabon
Legislative branch of the government of Gabon
- Parliament of Gabon (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Gabon
- Lower house: House of Commons of Gabon
Judicial branch of the government of Gabon
- Supreme Court of Gabon
Foreign relations of Gabon
Main article: Foreign relations of Gabon
International organization membership
The Gabonese Republic is a member of:[3]
Law and order in Gabon
Military of Gabon
- Forces
- Army of Gabon
- Air Force of Gabon
- Special forces of Gabon
- Military history of Gabon
- Military ranks of Gabon
History of Gabon
- Main article: History of Gabon, Timeline of the history of Gabon, and Current events of Gabon
- Military history of Gabon
Culture of Gabon
- Architecture of Gabon
- Cuisine of Gabon
- Festivals in Gabon
- Languages of Gabon
- Media in Gabon
- National symbols of Gabon
- People of Gabon
- Public holidays in Gabon
- Records of Gabon
- Religion in Gabon
- Christianity in Gabon
- Hinduism in Gabon
- Islam in Gabon
- Judaism in Gabon
- Sikhism in Gabon
- World Heritage Sites in Gabon
Art in Gabon
- Art in Gabon
- Cinema of Gabon
- Literature of Gabon
- Music of Gabon
- Television in Gabon
- Theatre in Gabon
Sports in Gabon
Sports in Gabon
Economy and infrastructure of Gabon
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 108th (one hundred and eighth)
- Agriculture in Gabon
- Banking in Gabon
- National Bank of Gabon
- Communications in Gabon
- Companies of Gabon
- Currency of Gabon: Franc
- Energy in Gabon
- Energy policy of Gabon
- Oil industry in Gabon
- Health care in Gabon
- Mining in Gabon
- Gabon Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Gabon
- Transport in Gabon
Education in Gabon
Health in Gabon
Main article: Health in Gabon
See also
 |
French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Gabon
- Index of Gabon-related articles
- List of Gabon-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ "Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings". Human Development Reports. United Nations Development Programme. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
- ↑ "Gabon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
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