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Gabon

Gabonese Republic · République gabonaise

Capital
Libreville
Population
2.59 million 2025
Area
267,668 km²
Neighbours
3
Locator map of GabonGABONLibrevilleREPUBLIC OFTHE CONGOCAMEROONEQUATORIALGUINEADR CONGOSouthAtlantic OceanGulf of Guinea0200 km
Gabon hatched, Libreville marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 0.81°S 11.6°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Gabon lies in Middle Africa and shares land borders with Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of the Congo. Its area of 267,668 km² puts it 76th in the world and 30th of 54 in Africa.

Its population was 2.59 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 55th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. On average, 9.7 people live on each km². 92.1% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$8,263 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 92nd of 191 and 3rd of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 68.5 years in 2024. Forest covers 91.4% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass has land on both sides of the equator, in the Eastern Hemisphere. North to south it runs about 692 km, between 3.9°S and 2.3°N. Libreville's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 290 km from Kiribati, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population2,593,1302025, World Bank140th of 19443rd of 54
Area267,668 km²world-countries76th of 19530th of 54
GDPUS$21.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$131st of 19128th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$8,2632025, World Bank, current US$92nd of 1913rd of 52
Population density9.7 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries181st of 19449th of 54
Life expectancy68.5 years2024, World Bank142nd of 19414th of 54
Urban population92.1%2025, World Bank16th of 1941st of 54
Forest area91.4% of land2024, World Bank3rd of 1941st of 54
Population growth+2.11% a year2025, World Bank42nd of 19430th of 54
Internet users68.7%2024, World Bank122nd of 18811th of 53
Fertility rate3.59 births per woman2024, World Bank40th of 19437th of 54
Land neighbours3world-countries; among the 19583rd of 19531st of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaNew Zealand, Burkina Faso and Ecuador

Closest in populationBotswana, Gambia and Jamaica

Neighbours 3 countries by land, nearest capital first

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern, Southern and Eastern
Capital
Libreville
0.39°N 9.46°E
Northernmost latitude
2.30°N
Southernmost latitude
3.92°S
Westernmost longitude
8.70°E
Easternmost longitude
14.48°E
North to south
about 692 km
Antipode of Libreville
0.39°S 170.54°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 290 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)