Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Franceville
|
42,967
|
2020
|
Libreville
|
578,156
|
2020
|
Port Gentil
|
109,163
|
2020
|
Region: |
Africa |
Population: |
1,876,719 |
Area Total: |
267,670km2 |
Area Land: |
257,670km2 |
Coast Line: |
885km |
Capital: |
Libreville |
Climate: |
Tropical; always hot, humid |
Languages: |
French (official language); also Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Duma, Punu, Sangu, Teke, Tsangi, Tsogo, as well others |
Currency: |
1 CFAF = 100 centimes |
Holiday: |
Renovation Day is 12 March (1968), Independence Day is 17 August |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 78.10°F |
July: |
°C / 73.00°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 76" |
Boundaries
|
Congo (RC)
|
1,903 km
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
350 km
|
Cameroon
|
298 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Bantu tribes
|
0.00%
|
Other Africans
|
0.00%
|
Europeans
|
0.00%
|
Religions
|
Christian
|
20.00%
|
CountryWire
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