Outline of Gabon
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Gabon :
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.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Gabon
- Official English country name: The Gabonese Republic
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: 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
Geography of Gabon- Gabon is: a country
- Location:
- * Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- * Africa
- ** Middle Africa
- * Time zone: West Africa Time
- * Extreme points of Gabon
- ** High: Mont Bengoué
- ** Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- * Land boundaries: 2,551 km
- Population of Gabon: 2,172,579 - 142nd most populous country
- Area of Gabon:
- * Total: 267,667 km2
- *Land: 257,667 km2
- *Water: 10,000 km2
- Atlas of Gabon
Environment of Gabon
- Climate of Gabon
- List of ecoregions in Gabon
- List of national parks of Gabon
- Wildlife of Gabon
- * List of birds of Gabon
- * List of mammals of Gabon
Natural geographic features of Gabon
- Glaciers in Gabon: none
- List of rivers of Gabon
- World Heritage Sites in Gabon
Regions of Gabon
Regions of GabonEcoregions of Gabon
List of ecoregions in GabonAdministrative divisions of Gabon
Administrative divisions of GabonProvinces of Gabon
Provinces of GabonDepartments of Gabon
Departments of GabonMunicipalities of Gabon
- Capital of Gabon: Libreville
- Cities of Gabon
Demography of Gabon
Demographics of GabonGovernment and politics of Gabon
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
Legislative branch of the government of Gabon
- Parliament of Gabon
- * Upper house: Senate of Gabon
- * Lower house: House of Commons of Gabon
Judicial branch of the government of Gabon
Court system of GabonForeign relations of Gabon
Foreign relations of GabonInternational organization membership
The Gabonese Republic is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc
- Development Bank of Central African States
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 24
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Mobile Satellite Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Islamic Development Bank
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan
- Universal Postal Union
- World Confederation of Labour
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Gabon
Military of Gabon
Military of Gabon- Forces
- * Army of Gabon
- * Air Force of Gabon
Local government in Gabon
Local government in GabonHistory of Gabon
History of Gabon- Current events of Gabon
Culture of Gabon
Culture of Gabon- Cuisine of Gabon
- Languages of Gabon
- National symbols of Gabon
- * Coat of arms of Gabon
- * Flag of Gabon
- * National anthem of Gabon
- Public holidays in Gabon
- Religion in Gabon
- * Hinduism in Gabon
- * Islam in Gabon
- World Heritage Sites in Gabon
Art in Gabon
Sports in Gabon
Sports in GabonEconomy and infrastructure of Gabon
Economy of Gabon- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 108th
- Agriculture in Gabon
- Communications in Gabon
- * Internet in Gabon
- Companies of Gabon
- Currency of Gabon: Franc
- *ISO 4217: XAF
- Energy in Gabon
- Health care in Gabon
- Mining in Gabon
- Tourism in Gabon
- Transport in Gabon
- * List of airports in Gabon
- * Rail transport in Gabon
- * Roads in Gabon