Gabon
Gabonese Republic
Gabon sits in Middle Africa and uses XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Libreville
Population
2.4M
Area
267.7K km2
Population
2.4M
2,397,368 people
Area
267.7K km2
267,668 square kilometers
Density
9/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Libreville
0.38, 9.45
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Gabon, officially listed here as Gabonese Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Gabon, GA, GAB, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Gabon is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,397,368 people and a land area of 267,668 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 9 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -1, 11.75, while the capital coordinate reference is 0.38, 9.45. Gabon shares listed land borders with CMR, COG, GNQ, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Libreville (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Libreville, Port-Gentil, Franceville, Owendo and Oyem. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Gabon, capital of Gabon, and major urban areas in Gabon. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Gabon uses calling code +241, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as G. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 38 for 2017.
How to use this profile
This Gabon profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GA / GAB
Top-level domains
.ga
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CMR, COG, GNQ
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
G
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Gabon is represented by the GA country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Libreville
Estuaire
899,000
primary
#2
Port-Gentil
Ogooué-Maritime
154,632
admin
#3
Franceville
Haut-Ogooué
110,568
admin
#4
Owendo
Estuaire
79,300
City
#5
Oyem
Woleu-Ntem
60,685
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+241
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
38
2017