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Photos of Gabon

A view of dense tropical forest in Gabon. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Sassan Saatchi.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 78

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 187

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 25

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 43

Death rate

comparison ranking: 181

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 31

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 40

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 57

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 43

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 150

Environment

Government

National coat of arms

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 129

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 106

Labor force

comparison ranking: 151

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 194

Public debt

comparison ranking: 74

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 179

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 73

Exports

comparison ranking: 106

Imports

comparison ranking: 148

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 64

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 101

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 96

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues