Basic Information About Gabon:

Population: The Population of Gabon is 1,779,147.

GDP:  $36.3 billion (2016)

Climate: Gabon has an equatorial climate, with year-round high temperatures and humidity. Rainfall varies from an annual average of 120 inches (3,050 millimeters) in the capital Libreville to 150 inches on the northwest coast, with almost all of it falling between October and April.

People: Almost all Gabonese are of Bantu origin. Gabon has at least 40 ethnic groups, with separate languages and cultures. The largest is the Fang (about 30%). Other ethnic groups include the Myene, Bandjabi, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke/Obamba, Nzebi, and Bakota. Ethnic group boundaries are less sharply drawn in Gabon than elsewhere in Africa

Religion: Major religions practiced in Gabon include Christianity (Roman Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, and traditional indigenous religious beliefs. Many people practice elements of both Christianity and traditional indigenous religious beliefs.

Capital: Libreville is the capital of Gabon.

Language: French is the official language but the principal African language is Fang. Also, Eshira is spoken by a tenth of the population; and Bantu dialects spoken include Bapounou, Miene and Bateke.

Currency: The currency of Gabon is Central African CFA franc. 

Time Zone: UTC+01:00