Gabon the central Africian country
Independence of Gabon
In 1960
Gabon got independent from France. It became a new republic to get the right of
freedom of speech, freedom from slavery and right to adequate living standard.
It is the richest African country.
Presidents of Gabon
After
the independence from France in 1960 just tree leaders ruled on Gabon. The
first president of Gabon was “Gabriel Leon M’ba” from 1961 to 1967.
After
the death of Le’on M’ba the presidency was granted to “Omar Bongo Ondimba”. He
ruled about 42 years on Gabon. He was the longest serving head of the
government in the world and longest serving head of the state of Africa.
After
his death in 8 June 2009 his son “Ali Bongo Ondimba” became the president of
Gabon in October 2009. Now Ali Bongo Ondima is ruling over Gabon since 2009.
Location
Gabon is the country of central
Africa. Gabon is bordered by Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to
the North and The Republic of Congo to the East and South.
Natural Resources of Gabon
Gabon
is a rich county according to their natural resources. Diamond, Gold,
Petroleum, Natural Gas, Niobium, Cement, Phosphate Rocks, Manganese, Uranium
and Iron Ore are highly produced in Gabon.
Population of Gabon
According
to UN data the current estimated population of Gabon is 2,225,734 which is equivalent
of 0.03% of the total population of the world. Gabon ranks number is 146 in the
list of most populated countries.
Capital of Gabon
Librevillo is the capital and
largest city of Gabon. It is the Port of Komo River near the Gulf of Guinea. In
2013 its population was 703,904.
Languages
The
national language of Gabon is “Fang” however French is its official language.
Bantu and Eshira are also spoken by the people of Gabon. Eshira is spoken by 10th
of the population of Gabon.
Flag of Gabon
The flag of Gabon consists three
horizontal green, yellow and blue bands. It was adopted in 1960. The yellow
color in the center of Gabon’s flag represents Equator which cuts across the
country and also symbolizes the sun. The green color of flag represents natural
resources and extensive forested area of Gabon. The blue color in the flag
represents sea.
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