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Gabon
Gabonese Republic
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Population
2.47M
Capital
Libreville
Area
267,668 km²
Currency
XAF
Central African CFA franc
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$20.90B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$8,230
as of 2024
Population
2.54M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
20.1%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
68.7%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
68.51
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
3.1%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.3%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
91.9%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.59
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
92.0%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
257,670
as of 2023
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About Gabon
- Languages
- French
- Currencies
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Demonym
- Gabonese
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- GA · GAB
- Map
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