Gabon

The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa. Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France on August 17, 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions. A small population, abundant natural resources, and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the more prosperous black African countries.

The capital of Gabon is Libreville.

Table of contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Indigenous diseases to be careful about.. 9 Miscellaneous topics 10 External Links

History

Main article: History of Gabon

Politics

Main article: Politics of Gabon

• List of Presidents of Gabon[?]

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Gabon[?]

Gabon in divided administratively into nine provinces

• Estuaire[?]
• Haut Ogooué[?]
• Moyen Ogooué[?]
• Ngounie[?]
• Nyanga[?]
• Ogooué-Ivindo[?]
• Ogooué-Lolo[?]
• Ogooué-Maritime[?]
• Woleu Ntem[?]

Geography

Main article: Geography of Gabon

• List of places in Gabon[?]

Gabon's largest river in Gabon is the Ogooué[?].

Economy

Main article: Economy of Gabon

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Gabon

Culture

Main article: Culture of Gabon[?]

• Ethnic groups of Gabon

Indigenous diseases to be careful about..

• malaria (common)
• loa loa filariasis (fairly common in villages)
• ebola (very rare)

Gabon has been in the news the past few years due to outbreaks of the Ebola virus.

Miscellaneous topics

• Communications in Gabon
• Transportation in Gabon
• Military of Gabon
• Foreign relations of Gabon

External Links

• http://www.countryreports.org/gabon.htm

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