The far north has lava outcrops and unusual villages, the center is excellent agricultural land, and the south is steamy tropical forest. Browse the most comprehensive and uptodate online directory of administrative regions in gabon. Using this free map quiz game, you can learn about nigeria and 54 other african countries. Gabon facts world map world atlas atlas of the world. Gabon long form the gabonese republic capital city. Gabon maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online. Africa is one of 7 continents illustrated on our blue ocean laminated map of the world.
Gabon was one of the four territories of french equatorial africa from 1910 to 1959, until the territories became independent on august 17, 1960. Each district has a colour for its taxis and librevilles is red. Libreville international airport is the largest airport in gabon and is located around 11 kilometres 6. Use this handy map printable to find out where gabon is within africa. Cameroun, or cameroon in french, is one of the most interesting countries in west africa to visit. Gabon is situated on the west coast of central africa, bordered by equatorial guinea, cameroon and the congo.
Outside its parks, gabon boasts pristine beaches and a reputation for political stability. The bigger cities like libreville and portgentil are full of restaurants, bars, and casinos, but we particularly like the countrys parks and beaches, so be sure to check out our top recommendations. Add to that superb whitesand beaches, rushing rivers and ethereal landscapes, and you have an edenlike travel experience in an unexplored part of africa. It covers 23 countries south of the sahara, from mauritania in the northwest, to chad and central african republic in the east, and congo brazzaville. The 10 best gabon hotel deals may 2020 tripadvisor. It includes country boundaries, major cities, major mountains in shaded relief, ocean depth in blue color gradient, along with many other features. Africa gabon the world factbook central intelligence agency. This indexed map is being combined with a separate map of the country of gabon on the reverse side. Gabon, located on the west coast of africa, has one of the regions more stable countries. Mengara, the fury and cries of women by angele rawiri, travels in west africa by. Gabon overview people government politics geography maps geography comparisons. Africas average population is the youngest amongst all the. In large swaths of tanzania, rwanda, uganda, and kenya dark brown stressed areas prevail. Birds, birding and bird watching books in gabon the western and central parts of africa now have an excellent guide in the birds of western africa by borrow and demey.
Gabon is a beautiful central african destination known for its lush national parks, which together account for around 10% of the countrys total land mass. Noberto bernard, both assigned to the east africa response force earf, deployed in support of combined joint task forcehorn of africa, disembark a cj hercules in libreville, gabon, jan. Gabon gabon phonebook annuaires afrique pages blanches. You might be surprised how many you dont get right on the first try, but use this online africa map quiz to. Gabon dead link is a country in central africa with an array of landscapes and wildlife in its national parks a small population, and oil and mineral reserves, have helped gabon become one of africas wealthier countries. This map shows where gabon is located on the africa map. Regions that are drier than normal are brown, while areas with thicker, healthier vegetation are green.
This map shows a combination of political and physical features. Spoken languages are french official and west african languages most notablyfang, and myene. White pages south africa online residential, government. It is a fantastic reference work and thoroughly recommended. About gabon mapsatellite view is showing gabon, a country in westcentral africa bordering the atlantic ocean in west. Despite constrained political conditions, gabons small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign. Republique gabonaise republic of gabon 1966 independant 1842 dependant on france 1483 dependant. Download this free vector about african map vector, and discover more than 7 million professional graphic resources on freepik. Lookup by business name or service, and select a region or city in gabon. It has a coastline on the gulf of guinea, the rest of its border is shared by cameroon, equatorial guinea and the republic of the congo. Central african cfa franc conversion rates central african cfa francs. Check out tripadvisor members 63 candid photos and videos of landmarks, hotels, and attractions in gabon. These parks protect a bounty of rare wildlife including the elusive forest elephant and the critically endangered western lowland gorilla. From 1968 to 1990, gabon was a oneparty state dominated by the gabonese democratic party pdg.
You are in libreville estuaire, gabon, administrative region of level 2. African geography facts for most people are hard to come by. Gabons tourism industry is still in its infancy stage, but beautiful weather all year round, there is almost never a bad time to explore gabon. The 10 countries that make up africas central region are angola, burundi, cameroon, central african republic, chad, democratic republic of the congo, equatorial guinea, gabon, republic of the congo, and sao tome and principe.
Gabon books goodreads meet your next favorite book. It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. Africa is the worlds secondlargest and secondmost populous continent, after asia. Oil and petroleum related goods are responsible for about 50% gdp, about 70% of revenues, and 87% of goods exports. Located on the equator, gabon is bordered by equatorial guinea to the northwest, cameroon to the north, the republic of the congo on the east and south, and the gulf of guinea to the west. Mobile phones are used more widely than landlines, although coverage can be very patchy outside of libreville and portgentil. This is the gabon chapter from lonely planets africa guidebook gabon offers a spectacular array of wildlife in its dense rainforests and open. Africa asia central america europe middle east north america oceania south america the caribbean. Gabon photos featured images of gabon, africa tripadvisor. Books for africa partners with recipients in africa to ship sea containers of books each 40foot container holds about 22,000 donated books. This vegetation anomaly satellite image distinguishes healthy and droughtwithered vegetation ringing lake victoria.
Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings fang, bapounou, nzebi, obamba. Once you have gone through the game a few times, you should be able to get all of them correct. You will need to supply two copies of your passport and visa. Gabon on map of africa log in or become a member to download explore activity village. The country has generally been able to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity. Books for africa provides the gently used or new donated books, and the recipient organization in africa or their financial supporters worldwide pay the shipping costs and distribute the books. You can buy a sim card for an unlocked gsm phone for cfa2000 at airtel in libreville and in other towns. Gabon time zone and map with current time in the largest cities.
Map of gabon shows area, cities, terrain, area, outline maps and map activities for gabon. Gabon yellow book find a business in the gabon phone book gabon. Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions. The gabon coast grew into a center for the slave trade, bringing dutch, english and french traders to the region. The equator is a convenient way to divide up the african continent and make it easier to learn the countries. You can improve your knowledge about africa by playing this map quiz game. The earf provides a broad range of rapidly deployable military capabilities to protect american interests on the african continent. The coast runs along 800km facing the atlantic ocean and offers magnificent sandy beaches dotted with palm trees, lagoons and estuaries. If you are interested in gabon and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need. Gabon, the first part of french equatorial africa to be settled in the middle of the 19th century, has enjoyed a remarkably stable relationship with its former colonial power. Gabon location highlighted on the world map gabon is country in central africa, intersected by the equator. Map of gabon and travel information about gabon brought to you by lonely planet.
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