Outline of Gabon

The Flag of Gabon		The Coat of arms of Gabon

The location of Gabon

An enlargeable map of the Gabonese Republic

See also: Index of Gabon-related articles

Gabon is a 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.^[1]

The following outline provides an overview and topical guide to Gabon (the Gabonese Republic):

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Gabon

• Common English country name: Gabon
• Official English country name: The Gabonese Republic
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): 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

An enlargeable topographic map of Gabon

Main article: Geography of Gabon

• Gabon is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
  • Africa
    • Middle Africa
  • Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of Gabon
    • High: Mont Bengoué 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
    • Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 2,551 km

 Republic of the Congo 1,903 km

 Equatorial Guinea 350 km

 Cameroon 298 km

• Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 885 km

• Population of Gabon: 1,331,000 - 150th most populous country
• Area of Gabon: 267,745 km²
• Atlas of Gabon

Environment of Gabon

An enlargeable satellite image 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

Main article: Landforms of Gabon

• Glaciers in Gabon: none ^[2]
• List of rivers of Gabon
• World Heritage Sites in Gabon

Regions of Gabon

Main article: Regions of Gabon

Ecoregions of Gabon

Main article: Ecoregions in Gabon

Administrative divisions of Gabon

Main article: Administrative divisions of Gabon

Provinces of Gabon

Main article: Provinces of Gabon

Departments of Gabon

Main article: Departments of Gabon

Municipalities of Gabon

• Capital of Gabon: Libreville
• Cities of Gabon

Demography of Gabon

Main article: Demographics of Gabon

Government and politics of Gabon

Main article: Politics of Gabon

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Gabon: Libreville

• Elections in Gabon
  • (specific elections)
• List of political parties in Gabon

Branches of the government of Gabon

Executive branch of the government of Gabon

• Head of state: President of Gabon,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Gabon,
• Cabinet of Gabon

Legislative branch of the government of Gabon

• Parliament of Gabon (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Gabon
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Gabon

Judicial branch of the government of Gabon

Main article: Court system of Gabon

• Supreme Court of Gabon

Foreign relations of Gabon

Main article: Foreign relations of Gabon

• Diplomatic missions in Gabon
• Diplomatic missions of Gabon
• United States-Gabon relations

International organization membership

The Gabonese Republic is a member of:^[3]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 24 (G24) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Gabon

• LGBT rights in Gabon
• Law enforcement in Gabon

Military of Gabon

Main article: Military of Gabon

• Forces
  • Army of Gabon
  • Air Force of Gabon
  • Special forces of Gabon
• Military history of Gabon
• Military ranks of Gabon

Local government in Gabon

Main article: Local government in Gabon

History of Gabon

Main article: History of Gabon, Timeline of the history of Gabon, and Current events of Gabon

• Economic history of Gabon
• Military history of Gabon

Culture of Gabon

Main article: Culture of Gabon

• Architecture of Gabon
• Cuisine of Gabon
• Ethnic minorities in Gabon
• Festivals in Gabon
• Humor in Gabon
• Languages of Gabon
• Media in Gabon
• National symbols of Gabon
  • Coat of arms of Gabon
  • Flag of Gabon
  • National anthem of Gabon
• People of Gabon
• Prostitution in Gabon
• Public holidays in Gabon
• Records of Gabon
• Religion in Gabon
  • Buddhism in Gabon
  • Christianity in Gabon
  • Hinduism in Gabon
  • Islam in Gabon
  • Judaism in Gabon
  • Sikhism in Gabon
• World Heritage Sites in Gabon

Art in Gabon

• Art in Gabon
• Cinema of Gabon
• Literature of Gabon
• Music of Gabon
• Television in Gabon
• Theatre in Gabon

Sports in Gabon

Main article: Sports in Gabon

• Football in Gabon
• Gabon at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Gabon

Main article: Economy of Gabon

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 108th (one hundred and eighth)

• Agriculture in Gabon
• Banking in Gabon
  • National Bank of Gabon
• Communications in Gabon
  • Internet in Gabon
• Companies of Gabon
• Currency of Gabon: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XAF
• Economic history of Gabon
• Energy in Gabon
  • Energy policy of Gabon
  • Oil industry in Gabon
• Health care in Gabon
• Mining in Gabon
• Gabon Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Gabon
• Transport in Gabon
  • List of airports in Gabon
  • Rail transport in Gabon
  • Roads in Gabon
• Water supply and sanitation in Gabon

Education in Gabon

Main article: Education in Gabon

Health in Gabon

Main article: Health in Gabon

See also

	Africa portal
	Gabon portal

Main article: Gabon

• Index of Gabon-related articles
• List of Gabon-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ "Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings". Human Development Reports. United Nations Development Programme. 2008. http://hdr.ndp.org/en/statistics/. Retrieved 2009-01-25. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
3. ^ "Gabon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 

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