Gabon

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300291756
• Langue: English

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Gabon

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Gabon (Africa)

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Introduction ::Gabon

Background:

Until recently, only two autocratic presidents had ruled Gabon

since its independence from France in 1960. The recent president

of Gabon, El Had Omar BONGO Endameba - one of the longest-

serving heads of state in the world - had dominated the country's

political scene for four decades. President BONGO introduced a

nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early

1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local

elections in 2002-03 and the presidential elections in 2005

exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon.

President BONGO died in June 2009. New elections in August

2009 brought Ali Ben BONGO, son of the former president, to

power. Despite political conditions, a small population, abundant

natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped

make Gabon one of the more prosperous and stable African

countries. In January 2010, Gabon assumed a nonpermanent seat

on the UN Security Council for the 2010-11 terms.

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Geography ::Gabon

Location: Western 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 references: Africa

Area:

Total: 267,667 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 76

Land: 257,667 sq km

Water: 10,000 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than Colorado

Land boundaries:

Total: 2,551 km

Border countries: Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903

km, Equatorial Guinea 350 km

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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 extremes:

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Mont Iboundji 1,575 m

Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium,

manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower

Land use:

Arable land: 1.21%

Permanent crops: 0.64%

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Other: 98.15% (2005)

Irrigated land: 70 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 164 cu km (1987)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 0.12 cu km/yr (50%/8%/42%)

Per capita: 87 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: Deforestation; poaching

Environment - 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

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note:A small population and oil and mineral reserves

have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in

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general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain

and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity

People ::Gabon

Population: 1,545,255

Country comparison to the world: 151

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 (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 42.1% (male 320,414/female 318,027)

15-64 years: 53.9% (male 407,461/female 409,633)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 24,799/female 34,659) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 18.6 years

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Male: 18.4 years

Female: 18.9 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.025% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 53

Birth rate: 35.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 33

Death rate: 12.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 25

Net migration rate: -2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 176

Urbanization:

Urban population: 85% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

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Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 50.88 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world: 49

Male: 59 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 42.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 52.75 years

Country comparison to the world: 206

Male: 51.96 years

Female: 53.58 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.62 children born/woman (2010 est.)

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