Statistical information Gabon 2017
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Gabon - Introduction 2017
top of pageBackground:
Following independence from France in 1960 El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-ruling heads of state in the world - dominated the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009). President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in December 2002 and the presidential election in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. Following President BONGO's death in 2009 a new election brought his son Ali BONGO Ondimba to power. Despite constrained political conditions Gabon's small population abundant natural resources and considerable foreign support have helped make it one of the more stable African countries.
President Ali BONGO Ondimba’s controversial August 2016 reelection sparked unprecedented opposition protests that resulted in the burning of the parliament building. The election was contested by the opposition after fraudulent results were flagged by international election observers. Gabon’s Constitutional Court reviewed the election results but ruled in favor of President BONGO upholding his win and extending his mandate to 2023.
President Ali BONGO Ondimba’s controversial August 2016 reelection sparked unprecedented opposition protests that resulted in the burning of the parliament building. The election was contested by the opposition after fraudulent results were flagged by international election observers. Gabon’s Constitutional Court reviewed the election results but ruled in favor of President BONGO upholding his win and extending his mandate to 2023.
Gabon - Geography 2017
top of pageLocation: Central Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Geographic coordinates: 1 00 S 11 45 E
Map reference: Africa
Area
Total: 267,667 km²
Land: 257,667 km²
Water: 10,000 km²
Rank: 78
Comparative: slightly smaller than Colorado
Land boundaries
Total: 3,261 km
Border countries: (3) Cameroon 349 km; Republic of the Congo 2,567 km; Equatorial Guinea 345 km
Coastline: 885 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: tropical; always hot humid
Terrain: narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
Elevation
Mean elevation: 377 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m: highest point: Mont Iboundji 1575 m
Natural resources: petroleum natural gas diamond niobium manganese uranium gold timber iron ore hydropower
Land use
Land use
Agricultural land: 19%
arable land: 1.2%
permanent crops: 0.6%
permanent pasture: 17.2%
permanent crops: 0.6%
permanent pasture: 17.2%
Forest: 81%
Other: 0%
Irrigated land: 40 km² (2012)
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards: none
Geography
Note: a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity
Gabon - People 2017
top of pagePopulation
Distribution: the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest: 1,772,255
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy higher infant mortality higher death rates lower population growth rates and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Rank: 153
Growth rate: 1.92% (2017 est.)
Growth rate rank: 55
Below poverty line: 34.3% (2015 est.)
Nationality
Noun: Gabonese
Adjective: Gabonese
Ethnic groups: Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang Bapounou Nzebi Obamba); other Africans and Europeans 154,000 including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Languages: French (official) Fang Myene Nzebi Bapounou/Eschira Bandjabi
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.9% Protestant 13.7% other Christian 32.4% Muslim 6.4% animist 0.3% other 0.3% none/no answer 5% (2012 est.)
Demographic profile:
Gabon’s oil revenues have given it one of the highest per capita income levels in sub-Saharan Africa but the wealth is not evenly distributed and poverty is widespread. Unemployment is especially prevalent among the large youth population; more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. With a fertility rate still averaging more than 4 children per woman the youth population will continue to grow and further strain the mismatch between Gabon’s supply of jobs and the skills of its labor force.
Gabon has been a magnet to migrants from neighboring countries since the 1960s because of the discovery of oil as well as the country’s political stability and timber mineral and natural gas resources. Nonetheless income inequality and high unemployment have created slums in Libreville full of migrant workers from Senegal Nigeria Cameroon Benin Togo and elsewhere in West Africa. In 2011 Gabon declared an end to refugee status for 9,500 remaining Congolese nationals to whom it had granted asylum during the Republic of the Congo’s civil war between 1997 and 2003. About 5,400 of these refugees received permits to reside in Gabon.
Gabon has been a magnet to migrants from neighboring countries since the 1960s because of the discovery of oil as well as the country’s political stability and timber mineral and natural gas resources. Nonetheless income inequality and high unemployment have created slums in Libreville full of migrant workers from Senegal Nigeria Cameroon Benin Togo and elsewhere in West Africa. In 2011 Gabon declared an end to refugee status for 9,500 remaining Congolese nationals to whom it had granted asylum during the Republic of the Congo’s civil war between 1997 and 2003. About 5,400 of these refugees received permits to reside in Gabon.
Age structure
Age structure
0-14 years: 41.9%
15-24 years: 20.46%
25-54 years: 29.52%
55-64 years: 4.36%
65 years and over: 3.76% (2017 est.)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 67.4
Youth dependency ratio: 59.9
Elderly dependency ratio: 7.6
Potential support ratio: 13.2
Median age
Total: 18.6 years
Male: 18.4 years
Female: 18.8 years
Rank: 207
Population growth rate: 1.92% (2017 est.)
Rank: 55
Birth rate: 34.2 births/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 24
Death rate: 13 deaths/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 15
Net migration rate: -2 migrant(s)/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 163
Population distribution: the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest
Urbanization
Urban population: 87.6% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 2.38% annual rate of change
Major urban areas
Population: LIBREVILLE (capital) 707,000 (2015)
Environment
Current issues: deforestation; burgeoning population exacerbating disposal of solid waste; oil industry contributing to water pollution; wildlife poaching
International agreements party to: Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.03 male/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male/female
15-24 years: 1 male/female
25-54 years: 1 male/female
55-64 years: 0.93 male/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male/female
Total population: 0.99 male/female
Mothers mean age at first birth: 20.3 years
Note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate
Total: 44.1 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 50.8 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 37.3 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 42
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 52.1 years
Male: 51.7 years
Female: 52.5 years
Rank: 221
Total fertility rate: 4.39 children born/woman (2017 est.)
Rank: 23
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 31.1% (2012)
Drinking water source:
urban: 97.2% of population
rural: 66.7% of population
total: 93.2% of population
urban: 2.8% of population
rural: 33.3% of population
total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 66.7% of population
total: 93.2% of population
urban: 2.8% of population
rural: 33.3% of population
total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density: 6.3 beds/1000 population (2010)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 43.4% of population
rural: 31.5% of population
total: 41.9% of population
urban: 56.6% of population
rural: 68.5% of population
total: 58.1% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 31.5% of population
total: 41.9% of population
urban: 56.6% of population
rural: 68.5% of population
total: 58.1% of population (2015 est.)
Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 3.6% (2016 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 16
People living with hivaids: 48,000 (2016 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 57
Deaths: 1500 (2016 est.)
Deaths rank: 59
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: very high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea hepatitis A and typhoid fever
Vectorborne disease: malaria and dengue fever
Water contact disease: schistosomiasis
Animal contact disease: rabies
Obesity adult prevalence rate: 15% (2016)
Rank: 127
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 6.5% (2012)
Rank: 79
Education expenditures: 2.7% of GDP (2014)
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 83.2%
Male: 85.3%
Female: 81%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Gabon - Government 2017
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
Conventional short form: Gabon
Local long form: Republique Gabonaise
Local short form: Gabon
Etymology: name originates from the Portuguese word 'gabao' meaning 'cloak' which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville
Government type: presidential republic
Capital
Name: Libreville
Geographic coordinates: 0 23 N 9 27 E
Time difference: UTC+1
Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Estuaire Haut-Ogooue Moyen-Ogooue Ngounie Nyanga Ogooue-Ivindo Ogooue-Lolo Ogooue-Maritime Woleu-Ntem
Dependent areas
Independence: 17 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday: Independence Day 17 August (1960)
Constitution
History: previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990 adopted 15 March 1991 promulgated 26 March 1991
Amendments: proposed by the president of the republic by the Council of Ministers or by one-third of either house of Parliament; passage requires Constitutional Court evaluation at least two-thirds majority vote of two-thirds of the Parliament membership convened in joint session and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on Gabon’s democratic form of government cannot be amended; amended several times last in 2011
Legal system: mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law
International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Gabon
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state: President Ali BONGO Ondimba
Head of government: Prime Minister Emmanuel ISSOZE-NGONDET
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
Electionsappointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term ; election last held on 27 August 2016 (next to be held in August 2023); prime minister appointed by the president
Election results: Ali BONGO Ondimba reelected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba 49.8% Jean PING (UFC) 48.2% other 2.0%
Legislative branch
Description: bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)
Elections: Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 ; National Assembly - last held on 17 December 2011 (next originally scheduled on 27 December 2016 was rescheduled several times latest to April 2018)
Election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 81 CLR 7 PSD 2 ADERE-UPG 1 UPG 1 PGCI 1 independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 113 RPG 3 other 4
Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court div>span class=category>highest court: /span>span class=category_data>Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle - and the non-permanent Court of State Security initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials
Judge selection and term of office: appointment and tenure of Supreme Administrative Accounting and State Security courts NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 3 by the national president 3 by the president of the Senate and 3 by the president of the National Assembly; judges serve 7-year single renewable terms
Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; county courts; military courts
Political parties and leaders: Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Jean PING]
International organization participation: ACP AfDB AU BDEAC CEMAC FAO FZ G-24 G-77 IAEA IBRD ICAO ICCt ICRM IDA IDB IFAD IFC IFRCS ILO IMF IMO IMSO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) MIGA NAM OIC OIF OPCW UN UNCTAD UNESCO UNIDO UNWTO UPU WCO WHO WIPO WMO WTO
Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Michael MOUSSA-NDONG
In the us chancery: 2,034 20th Street NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20,009
In the us telephone: [1] 797-1000
In the us FAX: [1] 332-0668
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Cynthia AKUETTEH ; note - also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe
From the us embassy: Boulevard du Bord de Mer Libreville
From the us mailing address: Centre Ville B. P. 4,000 Libreville; pouch: 2,270 Libreville Place Washington DC 20,521-2,270
From the us telephone: [241] 01-45-71-00
From the us FAX: [241] 01-74-55-07
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top) yellow and blue; green represents the country's forests and natural resources gold represents the equator (which transects Gabon) as well as the sun blue represents the sea
National symbols: black panther; national colors: green yellow blue
National anthem
Name: 'La Concorde'
Lyrics and music: Georges Aleka DAMAS
Note: adopted 1960
National heritage
Gabon - Economy 2017
top of pageEconomy overview:
Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations but because of high income inequality a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon relied on timber and manganese exports until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. From 2010 to 2016 oil accounted for approximately 80% of Gabon’s exports 45% of its GDP and 60% of its state budget revenues.
Gabon faces fluctuating prices for its oil timber and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth but declining production as some fields passed their peak production has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period but slowed significantly in 2015 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances.
Despite an abundance of natural wealth poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. Power cuts and water shortages are frequent. Significant cuts in budget expenditures - Gabon’s budget has contracted for four years in a row - have not extended to the government’s priority projects like a new stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Gabon faces fluctuating prices for its oil timber and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth but declining production as some fields passed their peak production has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period but slowed significantly in 2015 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances.
Despite an abundance of natural wealth poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. Power cuts and water shortages are frequent. Significant cuts in budget expenditures - Gabon’s budget has contracted for four years in a row - have not extended to the government’s priority projects like a new stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$35.78 billion (2016 est.)
$34.61 billion (2015 est.)
$32.96 billion (2014 est.)
$34.61 billion (2015 est.)
$32.96 billion (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 122
Real gdp growth rate:
2.1% (2016 est.)
3.9% (2015 est.)
4.4% (2014 est.)
3.9% (2015 est.)
4.4% (2014 est.)
Rank: 122
Real gdp per capita:
$19,000 (2016 est.)
$18,900 (2015 est.)
$18,400 (2014 est.)
$18,900 (2015 est.)
$18,400 (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 89
Gross national saving:
24% of GDP (2016 est.)
29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
Rank: 54
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 40.3%
Government consumption: 15.9%
Investment in fixed capital: 31.7%
Investment in inventories: 0.1%
Exports of goods and services: 40.8%
Imports of goods and services: -28.7%
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 4.3%
Industry: 44.2%
Services: 51.4%
Agriculture products: cocoa coffee sugar palm oil rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish
Industries: petroleum extraction and refining; manganese gold; chemicals ship repair food and beverages textiles lumbering and plywood cement
Industrial production growth rate: -2.5% (2016 est.)
Rank: 178
Labor force: 546,300 (2016 est.)
Rank: 156
By occupation agriculture: 64%
By occupation industry: 12%
By occupation services: 24%
Labor force
Unemployment rate:
28% (2015 est.)
20.4% (2014 est.)
20.4% (2014 est.)
Rank: 198
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line: 34.3% (2015 est.)
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 2.5%
Highest 10: 32.7%
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget
Revenues: $2.9 billion
Expenditures: $3.845 billion
Surplus or deficit: -6.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 182
Taxes and other revenues: 20.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
Rank: 150
Public debt:
42.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
38.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
38.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
Rank: 124
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices:
2.1% (2016 est.)
-0.3% (2015 est.)
-0.3% (2015 est.)
Rank: 126
Central bank discount rate:
3% (31 December 2010)
4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.25% (31 December 2009)
Rank: 109
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
15.5% (31 December 2016 est.)
15.3% (31 December 2015 est.)
15.3% (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 38
Stock of narrow money:
$2.053 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$2.251 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$2.251 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 131
Stock of broad money:
$3.207 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$3.483 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$3.483 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 141
Stock of domestic credit:
$3.097 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$2.382 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$2.382 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 137
Market value of publicly traded shares: $N/A
Current account balance:
$-1.432 billion (2016 est.)
$-568.3 million (2015 est.)
$-568.3 million (2015 est.)
Rank: 120
Exports:
$4.364 billion (2016 est.)
$5.023 billion (2015 est.)
$5.023 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 109
Commodities: crude oil timber manganese uranium
Partners: US 45.7% China 14.6% South Korea 6.6% Ireland 5.5% Italy 5.1% (2016)
Imports:
$3.19 billion (2016 est.)
$3.061 billion (2015 est.)
$3.061 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 138
Commodities: machinery and equipment foodstuffs chemicals construction materials
Partners: France 24.7% Belgium 14.7% China 12.8% Australia 6.7% (2016)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$804.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.877 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$1.877 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 130
Debt external:
$5.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$5.097 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$5.097 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 130
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates:
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar -
593.01 (2016 est.)
593.01 (2015 est.)
591.45 (2014 est.)
494.42 (2013 est.)
510.53 (2012 est.)
593.01 (2016 est.)
593.01 (2015 est.)
591.45 (2014 est.)
494.42 (2013 est.)
510.53 (2012 est.)
Gabon - Energy 2017
top of pageElectricity
Access population without electricity: 200,000
Access electrification total population: 89%
Access electrification urban areas: 97%
Access electrification rural areas: 38%
Production: 2.045 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Production rank: 140
Consumption: 1.907 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 146
Exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 140
Imports: 337 million kWh (2015 est.)
Imports rank: 87
Installed generating capacity: 670,000 kW (2015 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 137
Generation sources fossil fuels: 50.7% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 150
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 95
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 49.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 40
Generation sources other renewable sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 181
Coal
Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 210,800 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 37
Crude oil exports: 202,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 30
Crude oil imports: 0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 132
Crude oil proven reserves: 2 billion bbl (1 January 2017 es)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 38
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Products production: 16,810 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products production rank: 93
Products consumption: 22,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products consumption rank: 137
Products exports: 5,118 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products exports rank: 95
Products imports: 8,851 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products imports rank: 145
Natural gas
Production: 378 million m³ (2015 est.)
Production rank: 74
Consumption: 957 million m³ (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 101
Exports: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Exports rank: 108
Imports: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Imports rank: 129
Proven reserves: 28.32 billion m³ (1 January 2017 es)
Proven reserves rank: 70
Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 6 million Mt (2013 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 122
Energy consumption per capita
Gabon - Communication 2017
top of pageTelephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 18,946
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1
Fixed lines rank: 190
Mobile cellular total: 2,582,542
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 149
Mobile cellular rank: 128
Telephone system
General assessment: adequate system of cable microwave radio relay tropospheric scatter radiotelephone communication stations and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations
Domestic: a growing mobile cellular network with multiple providers is making telephone service more widely available with mobile cellular teledensity approaching 150 per 100 persons
International: country code - 241; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2016)
Broadcast media: state owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available (2007)
Internet
Country code: .ga
Users total: 835,408
Users percent of population: 48.1%
Users rank: 161
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Gabon - Military 2017
top of pageMilitary expenditures:
1.43% of GDP (2016)
1.19% of GDP (2015)
1.14% of GDP (2014)
1.6% of GDP (2013)
1.62% of GDP (2012)
1.19% of GDP (2015)
1.14% of GDP (2014)
1.6% of GDP (2013)
1.62% of GDP (2012)
Rank: 76
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation: 20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
Space program
Terrorist groups
Gabon - Transportation 2017
top of pageNational air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 5
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 7
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 137,331
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: TR (2016)
Airports: 44 (2013)
Rank: 99
With paved runways total: 14
With paved runways over 3047 m: 1
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 2
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 9
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 1
With paved runways under 914 m: 1
With unpaved runways total: 30
With unpaved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 7
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 9
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 14
Heliports
Pipelines: gas 807 km; oil 1639 km; water 3 km (2013)
Railways
Total: 649 km
Standard gauge: 649 km 1.435-m gauge
Rank: 107
Roadways
Total: 9,170 km
Paved: 1097 km
Unpaved: 8,073 km
Rank: 140
Waterways: 1600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2010)
Rank: 49
Merchant marine
Registered in other countries: 2 (2010)
Rank: 141
Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Libreville Owendo Port-Gentil
Oil terminal: Gamba Lucina
Gabon - Transnational issues 2017
top of pageDisputes international: UN urges Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to resolve the sovereignty dispute over Gabon-occupied Mbane Island and lesser islands and to establish a maritime boundary in hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs
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