Gabon
Gabonese Republic · Middle Africa
Gabon is a country in Middle Africa, with Libreville as its capital, home to about 2,593,130 people. Gabon shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Libreville |
|---|---|
| Region | Middle Africa |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF Fr) |
| Calling code | +241 |
| ISO codes | GA / GAB / 266 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇦 |
| Population | 2,593,130 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 267,668 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .ga |
| Demonym | Gabonese |
Bordering countries
About Gabon
Gabon, officially Gabonese Republic, is a United Nations member state in Middle Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Libreville. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Central African CFA franc (Fr), using the code XAF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Gabon for Libreville’s own facts and history.
To call Gabon from abroad, dial the country code +241. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GA (alpha-2) and GAB (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 2,593,130.
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How Gabon compares
- Area: 267,668 km², ranking 76 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 2,593,130, ranking 139 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 10 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 5 other countries and territories use the Central African CFA franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Gabon
4 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (yellow, green, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.