Gabon
Capital:
Libreville
Continent:
Africa
Maps:
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| African continent. Gabon outlined in dark ink. |
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| A close-up of Gabon & its neighbors. |
Neighbors:
Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo
Water Borders:
Atlantic Ocean
Total Area:
103,347 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Libreville, Mandji (Port-Gentil), Masuku (Franceville), Oyem, Moanda
Famous Geographical Point:
Cristal Mountains
Famous Person:
Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme, basketball player
Book Set In/About:
The Fury and Cries of Women by Angèle Rawiri
Set in 1980s Gabon, it’s the tale of one woman’s quest to discover herself and define womanhood in the crossroads between modernity and tradition.
Movie Set In/About:
“The Rhythm of My Life: Ismael Sankara” (2011), directed by Franck A. Onouviet & Marc A. Tchicot
This documentary short follows an American-based rapper who goes to Gabon and stumbles across the project of his dreams.
Headline of the Day:
“Gabon: Journalists Unhappy with Media Regulator” in africanews.com.
It's yet another country that if I just happened across the word, I would not be able to guess it's a country.
ReplyDeleteI see that a few of the largest cities have two names. I assume colonial name and reclaimed name?