Where is Gabon?
Gabon is a country in Middle Africa, bordered by Cameroon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Crazy but True
In 2002 Gabon created thirteen national parks in a single stroke, turning about eleven percent of the entire country into protected land overnight. Its coast is one of the few places on Earth where you can watch hippos swim in ocean surf and elephants walk on the beach.
Gabon facts
- Capital
- Libreville
- Population
- 2,593,130 (2025)
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Languages
- French
- Coordinates
- -1°, 11.75°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- GA · GAB
How Gabon compares
- Gabon is the 77th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than New Zealand and larger than Guinea.
- It is the 139th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 3 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 30th largest of 49 countries by area.