| Africa > Middle Africa > Gabon | |
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| Official Name Gabonese Republic | |
| Motto Union, Work, Justice | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Middle Africa | |
| Capital Libreville | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Beac (XAF) | |
| Independence Day 17 Aug 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Population 1,711,000 | |
| Nationality Gabonese | |
| Ethnic Group 28.6% Fang, 10.2% Punu, 8.9% Nzebi, 6.7% French, 4.1% Mpongwe, 154,000 othera | |
| Area 267,668 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -1.00, Longitude 11.75 | |
| Dialing Code +241 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GA | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GAB | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 266 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee GAB | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ga | |