Passport card
Gabonese Republic
Gabon
- Capital
- Libreville
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Languages
- French
- People
- About 26 lakh
- Size
- About 2.7 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Brice Oligui Nguema
- Free since
- 17 August 1960
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Libreville
⭐ About 88% of Gabon is covered by rainforest!
Your Gabon stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Gabon
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Gabon
Turn the globe with your finger. Gabon has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Gabon and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 12 times the size of Gabon.
- PeopleIndia has about 560 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 26 lakh in Gabon.
- DistanceLibreville is about 7,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGabon is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Libreville.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Gabon, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Gabon
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Gabon's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Gabon back on the map
Gabon and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Gabon worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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