Population
2.4M
Unitary presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,131
in 2031
Passport power
#146
27 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
6
Top: Libreville
Country overview
- Official name
- Gabonese Republic
- Capital
- Libreville
- Continent
- Africa / Middle Africa
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Population
- 2.4M
- Density
- 7.6/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .ga
- Calling code
- +241
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #146 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 27
- Total accessible
- 56
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français)
- Religions
- Christianity 80.2%, Islam 10.8%, No religion 7.0%, Traditional faiths 1.1%
- Currencies
- Fr XAF — Central African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.733
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $26,131
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.5 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 68.7%
- Gini index (2017)
- 38.0
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.3%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 20.2%
- Urban population (2025)
- 92.1%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.2/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 32.2 µg/m³
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.46