Africa · Middle Africa
Capital: Libreville
Gabon
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #121
Gabon's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
2.6M
#140 of 196
29th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$21.43B
#131 of 196
33rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$319.1M
#119 of 196
39th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$70.2M
#97 of 196
51st percentile
2009 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$4.09B
#99 of 196
50th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Libreville
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Country code
- GAB
Three interesting facts
Gabon shares land borders with 3 countries: Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
Gabon has a low average population density, with large areas containing relatively few residents.
Gabon’s position in Middle Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Gabon on the map
Gabon is located in Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. Its terrain is narrow coastal plain, hilly interior, savanna in east and south. The climate is tropical, always hot, humid. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Colorado.
Economy
Economic profile
Gabon's economy is characterized by natural-resource-rich, upper-middle-income, Central African economy, significant reliance on oil and mineral exports, highly urbanized population, high levels of poverty and unemployment, uncertainty on institutional and development reform progress following 2023 military coup. Major industries include petroleum extraction and refining, manganese, gold, chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement. Important agricultural products include oil palm fruit, plantains, cassava, sugarcane, yams, taro, vegetables, maize, groundnuts, game meat (2023). Notable exports include crude petroleum, ships, manganese ore, refined petroleum, wood (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Gabon has an estimated population of 2,469,296. Languages spoken include French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi. The population includes Fang 23.5%, Shira-Punu'Vii 20.6%, Nzabi-Duma 11.2%, Mbede-Teke 5.6%, Myene 4.4%, Kota-Kele 4.3%, Okande-Tsogho 1.6%, other 12.6%, foreigner 16.2% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 91% of total population (2023).
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