Central Africa · Africa
Gabon
Gabon is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is Libreville. It shares land borders with 3 countries.
At a glance
Gabon in numbers
- Population 2.6 million12,647,400 No. 142 of 195
- Area 267,668 km²2 No. 75 of 195
- Population density 9.9 per km²12 No. 182 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$21.4 billion3 No. 129 of 189
- GDP per person $8,2634 No. 91 of 189
- Life expectancy 68.9 years1 No. 143 of 195
- Median age 21.6 years1 No. 144 of 195
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Angola
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
São Tomé and PríncipeSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.