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- Capital: Libreville
- Government: Republic
- Population: Approx. 1,454,867 (2005)
- Currency: CFA franc (XAF)
- Exchange rate: 1 CFA franc BEAC = 0.002292 U.S. dollar
- Official language: French
- Only two Gabonese presidents since 1961
- Multi-party political system instituted in 1991
- National emblem: The tri-color flag (three horizontal bands of green, yellow and blue, all of equal size)
- National anthem: "The Concorde"
- National motto: "Union - Work - Justice"
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Gabon is also known as the Gabonese Republic, the west central African country of Gabon lies on the equator and shares borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Gulf of Guinea.
On June 8, 2009, President Omar Bongo, who took power in 1967, died after suffering a heart attack. Bongo was 73 years old and been undergoing treatment for intestinal cancer in a hospital in Spain.CNN: Africa's longest-serving ruler is dead
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Unusual Prosperity
Independent of France since 1960, Gabon is a prosperous country for the Sub-Saharan region; it relies on its considerable natural resources such as magnesium, iron, and especially oil for its above-average wealth, exporting to countries including China, Russia and the United States. -
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Gabon Questions
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Who shouldve won Survivor Gabon?--question has spoilers! 6 AnswersI've been rooting for Bob since he stopped kind of just being there and began to actually play the game. I saw where he said in an interview that he'd been play... read more -
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Who is your pick to win Survivor Gabon? Who do you want voted off? 3 AnswersBob Crowley is my pick for the winner--the fact that a 58 year old physics teacher has made i this far is awesome! (I'm really hoping Ken Hoang gets voted off ... read more
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Gutt Nuecht, gute Nacht, good night, goedenacht, welterusten, bonne nuit, god natt, buenas noches, buona notte, oyasuminasai, gabon,
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Yald. K should probably try to learn some geography stuff... Gabon here we go.
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Gabon. Immuni dall’ebola? - misna - FluTrackers http://goo.gl/0fOS
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IMMUNI DALL’EBOLA?: GABONUna parte “sorprendentemente” elevata della popolazione del Gabon sarebbe immune dal viru... http://bit.ly/cj0pd9
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Gutt Nuecht, gute Nacht, good night, goedenacht, welterusten, bonne nuit, god natt, buenas noches, buona notte, oyasuminasai, gabon,
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Yald. K should probably try to learn some geography stuff... Gabon here we go.
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Gabon. Immuni dall’ebola? - misna - FluTrackers http://goo.gl/0fOS
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IMMUNI DALL’EBOLA?: GABONUna parte “sorprendentemente” elevata della popolazione del Gabon sarebbe immune dal viru... http://bit.ly/cj0pd9
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