# Outline of Gabon

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The following [outline](/source/Outline_(list)) is provided as an overview and topical guide to Gabon (the Gabonese Republic):

'''[Gabon](/source/Gabon)''' &ndash; country in west central [Africa](/source/Africa) sharing borders with the [Gulf of Guinea](/source/Gulf_of_Guinea) to the west, [Equatorial Guinea](/source/Equatorial_Guinea) to the northwest, and [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon) to the north, with the [Republic of the Congo](/source/Republic_of_the_Congo) curving around the east and south. The small [population density](/source/population_density) together with abundant [natural resources](/source/natural_resources) and foreign private [investment](/source/investment) have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in the region, with the highest [HDI](/source/Human_Development_Index) in [Sub-Saharan Africa](/source/Sub-Saharan_Africa).<ref name="hdi">{{cite web
  | title = Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings
  | work = Human Development Reports
  | publisher = United Nations Development Programme
  | year = 2008
  | url = http://hdr.ndp.org/en/statistics/
  | access-date = 2009-01-25
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

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==General reference==
[[File:Gabon Map.jpg|thumb|An enlargeable relief map of [Gabon](/source/Gabon)]]
* Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|g|ə|ˈ|b|ɒ|n}}
* Common English country name:  [Gabon](/source/Gabon)
* Official English country name:  The [Gabonese Republic](/source/Gabonese_Republic)
* Common [endonym](/source/endonym)(s): [List of countries and capitals in native languages](/source/List_of_countries_and_capitals_in_native_languages)
* Official endonym(s): [List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states](/source/List_of_official_endonyms_of_present-day_nations_and_states)
* [Adjectival](/source/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names)(s): [Gabon](/source/Gabon)ese
* [ISO country codes](/source/ISO_country_codes):  GA, GAB, 266
* [ISO region codes](/source/ISO_region_codes):  See [ISO 3166-2:GA](/source/ISO_3166-2%3AGA)
* [Internet](/source/Internet) [country code top-level domain](/source/country_code_top-level_domain):  [.ga](/source/.ga)

== Geography of Gabon ==
[[File:Gabon Topography.png|thumb|An enlargeable topographic map of [Gabon](/source/Gabon)]]

[Geography of Gabon](/source/Geography_of_Gabon)
* Gabon is: a [country](/source/Nation_state)
* Location:
** [Eastern Hemisphere](/source/Eastern_Hemisphere), on the [Equator](/source/Equator)
** [Africa](/source/Africa)
*** [Middle Africa](/source/Middle_Africa)
** [Time zone](/source/Time_zone):  [West Africa Time](/source/West_Africa_Time) ([UTC+01](/source/UTC%2B01))
** Extreme points of Gabon
*** High:  [Mont Bengoué](/source/Mont_Bengou%C3%A9) {{convert|1070|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*** Low:  [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) 0 m
** Land boundaries:  2,551&nbsp;km
::{{flag|Republic of the Congo}} 1,903 km
::{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} 350 km
::{{flag|Cameroon}} 298 km
:* Coastline:  [South Atlantic Ocean](/source/South_Atlantic_Ocean) 885 km
* Population of Gabon: 2,172,579<ref>United Nations. "[https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Files/1_Indicators%20(Standard)/EXCEL_FILES/1_Population/WPP2019_POP_F01_1_TOTAL_POPULATION_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx World Population Prospects 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218054922/https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Files/1_Indicators%20(Standard)/EXCEL_FILES/1_Population/WPP2019_POP_F01_1_TOTAL_POPULATION_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx |date=2020-02-18 }}".</ref>  - [142nd most populous country](/source/List_of_countries_by_population)
*
* Area of Gabon:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109131603/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2021|title=Africa :: Gabon — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>
** Total: 267,667&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
**Land: 257,667&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
**Water: 10,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
*[Atlas of Gabon](/source/%3Acommons%3AAtlas_of_Gabon)

===Environment of Gabon ===
[[File:Gabon BMNG.png|thumb|An enlargeable satellite image of [Gabon](/source/Gabon)]]
thumb|An enlargeable map of Gabon's cities, towns and villages
* [Climate of Gabon](/source/Climate_of_Gabon)
* [List of ecoregions in Gabon](/source/List_of_ecoregions_in_Gabon)
* [List of national parks of Gabon](/source/List_of_national_parks_of_Gabon)
* [Wildlife of Gabon](/source/Wildlife_of_Gabon)
** [List of birds of Gabon](/source/List_of_birds_of_Gabon)
** [List of mammals of Gabon](/source/List_of_mammals_of_Gabon)

====Natural geographic features of Gabon ====

* Glaciers in Gabon: none <ref>The only [glaciers in Africa](/source/List_of_glaciers_in_Africa) are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in [Uganda](/source/Uganda) and the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]</ref>
* [List of rivers of Gabon](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Gabon)
* [World Heritage Sites in Gabon](/source/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Africa)

===Regions of Gabon ===

[Regions of Gabon](/source/Regions_of_Gabon)

====Ecoregions of Gabon ====

[List of ecoregions in Gabon](/source/List_of_ecoregions_in_Gabon)

====Administrative divisions of Gabon ====

[Administrative divisions of Gabon](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Gabon)

=====Provinces of Gabon =====

[Provinces of Gabon](/source/Provinces_of_Gabon)

=====Departments of Gabon =====

[Departments of Gabon](/source/Departments_of_Gabon)

=====Municipalities of Gabon =====
* [Capital](/source/Capital_(political)) of Gabon: [Libreville](/source/Capital_of_Gabon)
* [Cities of Gabon](/source/List_of_cities_in_Gabon)

===Demography of Gabon ===

[Demographics of Gabon](/source/Demographics_of_Gabon)

==Government and politics of Gabon ==

[Politics of Gabon](/source/Politics_of_Gabon)
* [Form of government](/source/Form_of_government): [presidential](/source/Presidential_system) [republic](/source/republic)
* [Capital](/source/Capital_(political)) of Gabon: [Libreville](/source/Capital_of_Gabon)
* [Elections in Gabon](/source/Elections_in_Gabon)
* [List of political parties in Gabon](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Gabon)

===Branches of the government of Gabon ===

==== Executive branch of the government of Gabon ====
* [Head of state](/source/Head_of_state): [President of Gabon](/source/President_of_Gabon),
* [Head of government](/source/Head_of_government): [Prime Minister of Gabon](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Gabon),

====Legislative branch of the government of Gabon ====
* [Parliament of Gabon](/source/Parliament_of_Gabon) ([bicameral](/source/bicameral))
** [Upper house](/source/Upper_house): [Senate of Gabon](/source/Senate_of_Gabon)
** [Lower house](/source/Lower_house): House of Commons of Gabon

====Judicial branch of the government of Gabon ====

Court system of Gabon

===Foreign relations of Gabon ===

[Foreign relations of Gabon](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Gabon)
* [Diplomatic missions in Gabon](/source/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Gabon)
* [Diplomatic missions of Gabon](/source/Diplomatic_missions_of_Gabon)
* [United States-Gabon relations](/source/United_States-Gabon_relations)

====International organization membership====
The Gabonese Republic is a member of:<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=July 3, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109131603/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2021|title=Gabon|work=[The World Factbook](/source/The_World_Factbook)|publisher=[United States](/source/United_States) [Central Intelligence Agency](/source/Central_Intelligence_Agency)|access-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref>
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*[African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States](/source/African%2C_Caribbean%2C_and_Pacific_Group_of_States) (ACP)
*[African Development Bank Group](/source/African_Development_Bank_Group) (AfDB)
*[African Union](/source/African_Union) (AU)
*[African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur](/source/African_Union%2FUnited_Nations_Hybrid_operation_in_Darfur) (UNAMID)
*[Commonwealth of Nations](/source/Commonwealth_of_Nations)
*[Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc](/source/Conference_des_Ministres_des_Finances_des_Pays_de_la_Zone_Franc) (FZ)
*[Development Bank of Central African States](/source/Development_Bank_of_Central_African_States) (BDEAC)
*[Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa](/source/Economic_and_Monetary_Community_of_Central_Africa) (CEMAC)
*[Food and Agriculture Organization](/source/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization) (FAO)
*[Group of 24](/source/Group_of_24) (G24)
*[Group of 77](/source/Group_of_77) (G77)
*[International Atomic Energy Agency](/source/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency) (IAEA)
*[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development](/source/International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development) (IBRD)
*[International Civil Aviation Organization](/source/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization) (ICAO)
*[International Criminal Court](/source/International_Criminal_Court) (ICCt)
*[International Criminal Police Organization](/source/International_Criminal_Police_Organization) (Interpol)
*[International Development Association](/source/International_Development_Association) (IDA)
*[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies](/source/International_Federation_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies) (IFRCS)
*[International Finance Corporation](/source/International_Finance_Corporation) (IFC)
*[International Fund for Agricultural Development](/source/International_Fund_for_Agricultural_Development) (IFAD)
*[International Labour Organization](/source/International_Labour_Organization) (ILO)
*[International Maritime Organization](/source/International_Maritime_Organization) (IMO)
*[International Mobile Satellite Organization](/source/International_Mobile_Satellite_Organization) (IMSO)
*[International Monetary Fund](/source/International_Monetary_Fund) (IMF)
*[International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) (IOC)
*[International Organization for Migration](/source/International_Organization_for_Migration) (IOM)
*[International Organization for Standardization](/source/International_Organization_for_Standardization) (ISO) (correspondent)
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*[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement](/source/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement) (ICRM)
*[International Telecommunication Union](/source/International_Telecommunication_Union) (ITU)
*[International Telecommunications Satellite Organization](/source/International_Telecommunications_Satellite_Organization) (ITSO)
*[International Trade Union Confederation](/source/International_Trade_Union_Confederation) (ITUC)
*[Inter-Parliamentary Union](/source/Inter-Parliamentary_Union) (IPU)
*[Islamic Development Bank](/source/Islamic_Development_Bank) (IDB)
*[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency](/source/Multilateral_Investment_Guarantee_Agency) (MIGA)
*[Nonaligned Movement](/source/Nonaligned_Movement) (NAM)
*[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie](/source/Organisation_internationale_de_la_Francophonie) (OIF)
*[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation](/source/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation) (OIC)
*[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons](/source/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons) (OPCW)
*[Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries](/source/Organization_of_the_Petroleum_Exporting_Countries) (OPEC)
*[United Nations](/source/United_Nations) (UN)
*[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development](/source/United_Nations_Conference_on_Trade_and_Development) (UNCTAD)
*[United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization](/source/United_Nations_Educational%2C_Scientific%2C_and_Cultural_Organization) (UNESCO)
*[United Nations Industrial Development Organization](/source/United_Nations_Industrial_Development_Organization) (UNIDO)
*[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad](/source/United_Nations_Mission_in_the_Central_African_Republic_and_Chad) (MINURCAT)
*[United Nations Mission in the Sudan](/source/United_Nations_Mission_in_the_Sudan) (UNMIS)
*[Universal Postal Union](/source/Universal_Postal_Union) (UPU)
*[World Confederation of Labour](/source/World_Confederation_of_Labour) (WCL)
*[World Customs Organization](/source/World_Customs_Organization) (WCO)
*[World Federation of Trade Unions](/source/World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions) (WFTU)
*[World Health Organization](/source/World_Health_Organization) (WHO)
*[World Intellectual Property Organization](/source/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization) (WIPO)
*[World Meteorological Organization](/source/World_Meteorological_Organization) (WMO)
*[World Tourism Organization](/source/World_Tourism_Organization) (UNWTO)
*[World Trade Organization](/source/World_Trade_Organization) (WTO)
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===Law and order in Gabon ===
* [LGBT rights in Gabon](/source/LGBT_rights_in_Gabon)
* [Law enforcement in Gabon](/source/Law_enforcement_in_Gabon)

===Military of Gabon ===

[Military of Gabon](/source/Military_of_Gabon)
* Forces
** [Army of Gabon](/source/Army_of_Gabon)
** [Air Force of Gabon](/source/Air_Force_of_Gabon)

===Local government in Gabon ===

Local government in Gabon

==History of Gabon ==

[History of Gabon](/source/History_of_Gabon)
*Current events of Gabon

==Culture of Gabon ==

[Culture of Gabon](/source/Culture_of_Gabon)
* [Cuisine of Gabon](/source/Cuisine_of_Gabon)
* [Languages of Gabon](/source/Languages_of_Gabon)
* National symbols of Gabon
** [Coat of arms of Gabon](/source/Coat_of_arms_of_Gabon)
** [Flag of Gabon](/source/Flag_of_Gabon)
** [National anthem of Gabon](/source/National_anthem_of_Gabon)
* [Public holidays in Gabon](/source/Public_holidays_in_Gabon)
* [Religion in Gabon](/source/Religion_in_Gabon)
** [Hinduism in Gabon](/source/Hinduism_in_Gabon)
** [Islam in Gabon](/source/Islam_in_Gabon)
* [World Heritage Sites in Gabon](/source/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Africa)

===Art in Gabon ===
* [Music of Gabon](/source/Music_of_Gabon)

===Sports in Gabon ===

Sports in Gabon
* [Football in Gabon](/source/Football_in_Gabon)
* [Gabon at the Olympics](/source/Gabon_at_the_Olympics)

== Economy and infrastructure of Gabon ==

[Economy of Gabon](/source/Economy_of_Gabon)
* [Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007)](/source/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)): 108th (one hundred and eighth)
* [Agriculture in Gabon](/source/Agriculture_in_Gabon)
* [Communications in Gabon](/source/Communications_in_Gabon)
** [Internet in Gabon](/source/Internet_in_Gabon)
* [Companies of Gabon](/source/List_of_companies_of_Gabon)
*[Currency of Gabon](/source/Currency): [Franc](/source/Central_African_CFA_franc)
**[ISO 4217](/source/ISO_4217): [XAF](/source/Central_African_CFA_franc)
* [Energy in Gabon](/source/Energy_in_Gabon)
* [Health care in Gabon](/source/Health_care_in_Gabon)
* [Mining in Gabon](/source/Mining_in_Gabon)
* [Tourism in Gabon](/source/Tourism_in_Gabon)
* [Transport in Gabon](/source/Transport_in_Gabon)
** [List of airports in Gabon](/source/List_of_airports_in_Gabon)
** [Rail transport in Gabon](/source/Rail_transport_in_Gabon)
** [Roads in Gabon](/source/Roads_in_Gabon)

==Education in Gabon ==

[Education in Gabon](/source/Education_in_Gabon)

== Health in Gabon ==

[Health in Gabon](/source/Health_in_Gabon)

== See also==
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*[List of international rankings](/source/List_of_international_rankings)
*[List of Gabonese people](/source/List_of_Gabonese_people)
*[Member state of the United Nations](/source/Member_state_of_the_United_Nations)
*[Outline of Africa](/source/Outline_of_Africa)
*[Outline of geography](/source/Outline_of_geography)
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==References==
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==External links==

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