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List All Cities in Gabon Listing cities Gabon database :
Akok Bakoumba Batouala Belinga Bifoun Bitam Bongoville Booué Cocobeach Ekata Eteke Fougamou Franceville Gamba Kango Koulamoutou Lalara Lambaréné Lastoursville Leconi Libreville (capital) Makokou Mayumba Mbigou Médouneu Mékambo Mimongo Minvoul Mitzic Moanda Momo Mouila Mounana Ndendé Ndjolé Nkan Nkolabona Ntoum Okandja Omboué (also known as Fernan Vaz) Owendo Oyem Petit Loango Point Denis Port-Gentil Santa Clara Sette Cama Ste. Marie Tchibanga Tsogni Zoula
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Background
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Until recently, only two autocratic presidents had ruled Gabon since its independence from France in 1960. The recent president of Gabon, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - had dominated the country's political scene for four decades. President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in 2002-03 and the presidential elections in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. President BONGO died in June 2009. New elections in August 2009 brought Ali Ben BONGO, son of the former president, to power. Despite political conditions, a small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped make Gabon one of the more prosperous and stable African countries. In January 2010, Gabon assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2010-11 term.
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Population
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1,545,255
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Government type
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9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem
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Administrative divisions
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence
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Independence Day, 17 August (1960)
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International organization participation
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three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue; green represents the country's forests and natural resources, gold represents the equator (which transects Gabon) as well as the sun, blue represents the sea
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement
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Agriculture - products
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-2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.774 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial production growth rate
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1.446 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity - production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Oil - production
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227,300 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Internet country code
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90,000 (2008)
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