Overview

Gabon covers 267,667 km², with dense forest covering 80% of the country and 3.7% water coverage. Its 2.5 million people belong to around 50 ethnic groups practicing Christianity, Islam, and traditional Bantu religions, with beaches, large navigable rivers, 3 international airports, 2 ports, a railway, a good road network, 2 major hydroelectric plants, and 4 cities of 60,000 to 400,000 inhabitants.