Gabon
INTRODUCTION
Gabon, officially Gabonese Republic (in French, République Gabonaise), independent nation in central Africa, located astride the Equator, and bounded on the north-west by Equatorial Guinea, on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Republic of Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. A former French colony, Gabon achieved independence on August 17, 1960. The area of Gabon is 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi). The capital of the country is Libreville.
Official Name -The Gabonese Republic Time and Date in Libreville
Africaine Francs BEAC
United States Dollars
1.00 XAF
0.00132616 USD
754.059 XAF
1 USD
Countries Currency Unit USD/Unit Units/USD
DZD Algeria Dinars 0.0129554 77.1877
USD United States Dollars 1.00000 1.00000
ARS Argentina Pesos 0.341293 2.93004
AUD Australia Dollars 0.533413 1.87472
ATS Austria Schillings ** 0.0632609 15.8076
BSD Bahamas Dollars 1.00000 1.00000
BBD Barbados Dollars 0.502513 1.99000
BEF Belgium Francs ** 0.0215788 46.3417
BMD Bermuda Dollars 1.00000 1.00000
BRL Brazil Reals 0.430318 2.32386
GBP United Kingdom Pounds 1.42399 0.702251
BGL Bulgaria Leva 0.447293 2.23567
CAD Canada Dollars 0.627606 1.59336
CLP Chile Pesos 0.00152392 656.202
CNY China Yuan Renminbi 0.120813 8.27726
CYP Cyprus Pounds 1.49883 0.667186
CZK Czech Republic Koruny 0.0281883 35.4758
DKK Denmark Kroner 0.117155 8.53568
XCD East Caribbean Dollars 0.370370 2.70000
EGP Egypt Pounds 0.217271 4.60255
EUR Euro 0.870489 1.14878
FJD Fiji Dollars 0.447227 2.23600
FIM Finland Markkaa ** 0.146406 6.83034
FRF France Francs ** 0.132705 7.53550
DEM Germany Deutsche Marks ** 0.445074 2.24682
XAU Gold Ounces 301.977 0.00331151
GRD Greece Drachmae ** 0.00255463 391.447
HKD Hong Kong Dollars 0.128215 7.79939
HUF Hungary Forint 0.00358416 279.006
ISK Iceland Kronur 0.00999868 100.013
INR India Rupees 0.0205205 48.7319
IDR Indonesia Rupiahs 0.000102055 9,798.61
IEP Ireland Pounds ** 1.10529 0.904738
ILS Israel New Shekels 0.212386 4.70841
ITL Italy Lire ** 0.000449570 2,224.35
JMD Jamaica Dollars 0.0210041 47.6099
JPY Japan Yen 0.00754183 132.594
JOD Jordan Dinars 1.41057 0.708931
LBP Lebanon Pounds 0.000660937 1,513.00
LUF Luxembourg Francs ** 0.0215788 46.3417
MYR Malaysia Ringgits 0.263330 3.79751
MXN Mexico Pesos 0.111007 9.00848
NZD New Zealand Dollars 0.440474 2.27028
NOK Norway Kroner 0.113022 8.84780
NLG Netherlands Guilders ** 0.395011 2.53158
PKR Pakistan Rupees 0.0166945 59.9000
PHP Philippines Pesos 0.0196386 50.9202
XPT Platinum Ounces 510.962 0.00195709
PLN Poland Zlotych 0.243488 4.10699
PTE Portugal Escudos ** 0.00434198 230.310
ROL Romania Lei 0.0000303433 32,956.21
RUR Russia Rubles 0.0321342 31.1195
SAR Saudi Arabia Riyals 0.266668 3.74998
XAG Silver Ounces 4.65692 0.214734
SGD Singapore Dollars 0.542540 1.84318
SKK Slovakia Koruny 0.0208441 47.9751
ZAR South Africa Rand 0.0883340 11.3207
KRW South Korea Won 0.000759354 1,316.91
ESP Spain Pesetas ** 0.00523174 191.141
XDR IMF Special Drawing Rights 1.24862 0.800882
SDD Sudan Dinars 0.00384615 260.000
SEK Sweden Kronor 0.0964189 10.3714
CHF Switzerland Francs 0.593789 1.68410
TWD Taiwan New Dollars 0.0286531 34.9002
THB Thailand Baht 0.0230087 43.4619
TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollars 0.163399 6.12000
TRL Turkey Liras 0.000000763622 1,309,549.07
VEB Venezuela Bolivares 0.00108696 920.000
ZMK Zambia Kwacha 0.000239866 4,169.00
Gabon :
Geographic coordinates
1 00 S, 11 45 E
Gabon :
Population growth rate
1.02%
Gabon :
Birth rate
27.42 births/1,000 population
Gabon :
Death rate
17.22 deaths/1,000 population
Gabon :
People living with HIV/AIDS
23,000
Gabon :
Independence
17 August 1960
Gabon :
National holiday
12 March
Gabon :
Constitution
14 March 1991
Gabon :
GDP
purchasing power parity - $7.7 billion
Gabon :
GDP - per capita
purchasing power parity - $6,300
Gabon :
Electricity - consumption
948.6 million kWh
Gabon :
Exports
$3.4 billion crude oil, timber, manganese, uranium
Gabon :
Imports
$1 billion machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, petroleum products
Gabon :
Telephones
37,000
Gabon :
Mobile cellular
9,500
Gabon :
Radio broadcast stations
AM 6, FM 7, shortwave 6
Gabon :
Radios
208,000
Gabon :
Television broadcast stations
4
Gabon :
Televisions
63,000
Gabon :
Internet country code
.ga
Gabon :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
1
Gabon :
Internet users
5,000
Gabon :
Railways
649 km
Gabon :
Highways
7,670 km
Gabon :
Waterways
1,600 km
Gabon :
Pipelines
crude oil 270 km; petroleum products 14 km
Gabon :
Ports and harbors
Cap Lopez, Kango, Lambarene, Libreville, Mayumba, Owendo, Port-Gentil
Gabon :
Merchant marine
N/A
Gabon :
Airports
59
Gabon :
Heliports
N/A
Gabon :
Military branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard
Gabon :
Military expenditures
$91 million
