H.E. Desire Koumba
Ambassador
What do you know about Gabon?
Gabon officially the Gabonese Republic is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
What is the national language of Gabon?
French is an official language of Gabon.
What is the Capital of Gabon?
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) in the north western province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea.
What is the religion of Gabon?
The majority of people in Gabon are Christians. Approximately 88 percent of the population (42% Catholic) practice one of the denominations of Christianity; 6 percent practices Islam (mainly Sunni); the remainder practice traditional religion or other religions. Christianity arrived in Gabon through the Portuguese traders in early 16th century.
What is the national game of Gabon?
Football is the national sport of Gabon.
What are minerals of the republic of Gabon?
Gabon is a world leader in manganese. Potash, uranium, niobium, iron ore, lead, zinc, diamonds, marble, and phosphate have also been discovered, and several deposits are being exploited commercially.
What are the import and export of republic of Gabon?
Gabon mainly exports mineral fuels and oils (63% of total exports), ores and metals (21%), wood products (9%), and boats (3%); and mainly imports machinery (14% of total imports), boats (14%), electrical machinery (11%), meat (6%) and other food products, vehicles, mineral fuels, plastics, iron and pharmaceutical.