BY AADHI, EHZAN, AFSHEEN, SANIYA

GABON
INTRODUCTION
 Gabon is a country on the west coast of Central
Africa. 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.
CAPITAL
 The capital of Gabon is Libreville.
LOCATION
 Gabon is located on the west coast of Africa.
VEGETATION
 About 85 percent of the country is covered by
tropical humid forest. The dense green of the
vegetation never changes, since the more than
6,000 species of plants flower and lose their
leaves continuously throughout the year
according to species.
CLIMATE
 Gabon has the moist, hot climate typical of
tropical regions. The hottest month is January,
with an average high at Libreville of 31 °C and
an average low of 23 °C. Average July
temperatures in the capital range between 20 and
28 °C.
WILDLIFE
 Gabon ranks amongst the highest wildlife density
holding countries in the world. During your
safaris in Loango national park you have a
chance to see amongst others: the smaller forest
elephant, red forest buffalo, red river hogs with
furry ears, the slender snouted crocodiles,
sitatunga, duikers, a variety of monkeys, a huge
array of birds, whales (in season), hippos,
western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees.
IMPORTANT MINERALS
 Gabon was the richest of the former French
Equatorial African colonies in known mineral
deposits. In addition to oil, which accounted for
80% of the country's exports in 2004, Gabon is a
world leader in manganese. Potash, uranium,
niobium, iron ore, lead, zinc, diamonds, marble,
and phosphate have also been discovered, and
several deposits are being exploited
commercially.
OCCUPATIONS
 Main occupation of Gabon is labour force
 Another occupation of Gabon is mining.