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Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, lying on the equator. It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, while sharing a maritime border with São Tomé and Príncipe to the west in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.6 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and savanna in the east. Libreville is the capital and largest city; other major cities include Port-Gentil and Franceville. Gabon's original inhabitants were the Bambenga. In the 13th century BCE, Bantu migrants began settling in the area. The Kingdom of Orungu was established around 1700. France colonised the region in the late 19th century. Since its independence…

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Gabon

FCDO travel advice for Gabon. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Gabon

Capital: Libreville
Language: French
Currency: Central African CFA franc
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Calling code: +241
Internet domain: .ga
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Gabon

New Year's DayNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Renovation DayRenovation Day2026-03-12

Easter MondayEaster Monday2026-04-06

Women's DayWomen's Day2026-04-17

Labour DayLabour Day2026-05-01

Martyrs' DayMartyrs' Day2026-05-06

Whit MondayWhit Monday2026-05-25

Assumption DayAssumption Day2026-08-15

Independence DayIndependence Day2026-08-17

All Saints' DayAll Saints' Day2026-11-01

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalLibreville

Population2,119,275

CurrencyXAF

Languagesfr-GA

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Airports

Libreville Leon M'ba International AirportLibrevilleLBV Port Gentil International AirportPort GentilPOG Bitam AirportBitamBMM Koulamoutou Mabimbi AirportKoulamoutouKOU Lambarene AirportLambareneLBQ M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International AirportFrancevilleMVB Makokou AirportMakokouMKU Mouilla Ville AirportMouilaMJL Okondja AirportOkondjaOKN Omboue Hospital AirportOmboueOMB Oyem AirportOyemOYE Akieni AirportAkieniAKE