Middle Africa
Flag of Gabon
An equatorial country that turned its forest into a park.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #009060 32%
- #3060c0 32%
- #f0c000 30%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Gabon in numbers
| Official name | Gabonese Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Libreville |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Population | 2,225,728 |
| Area | 267,668 km² · 8 people per km² |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Languages | French |
| Country codes | GA · GAB · .ga |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Roughly nine-tenths of Gabon is covered in dense rainforest, making it one of the most forested nations on Earth.
- In 2002 Gabon set aside about 11 percent of its territory as national parks in a single sweeping conservation move.
- Its Atlantic beaches are famous for forest elephants and hippos that occasionally wander into the surf.
Did you know
The equator runs straight through Gabon, while the capital, Libreville, sits just north of it on the coast.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.