Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Libreville
Main Cities: Port Gentil
Population: 1,323,000
Area: 267,670 km2
Currency: 1 CFA franc = 100 centimes (no longer used)
Languages: French, Bantu languages
Religions: Christian
More about Gabon : a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop.: 1 352 000 (2004 est.). Area: 267 675 sq. km (103 350 sq. miles)