Gabon

[ ga-bon; French, ga-bawn ]

noun

1. Official_name Gab·on·ese Re·pub·lic [gab, -, uh, -neez, ‐-nees, gah, -b, uh, ‐]. a republic in western equatorial Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by People's Republic of the Congo. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). : Libreville.
2. an estuary in western Gabon. About 40 miles (65 km) long.

Gabon

/ ɡabɔ̃; ɡəˈbɒn /

noun

1. a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop: 1 640 286 (2013 est). Area: 267 675 sq km (103 350 sq miles) Former English spellingGaboon

Example Sentences

Despite Gabon’s oil wealth and vast forests, one third of its 2.4 million people live below the poverty line, according to the UN.

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Almost all its former colonies on the continent are part of the Commonwealth, although countries that did not have this historical link to the UK have joined the group, including Rwanda, Togo and Gabon.

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In neighbouring Gabon, President Ali Bongo was deposed by the army last year after the regime manipulated the 2023 election to deliver him a further seven-year term despite his fragile state of health.

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Researchers in Gabon studied tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas - and used also by local human healers - identifying four with medicinal effects.

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Gabon's interim president who seized power in a coup a year ago has barred members of his transitional government from holidaying abroad.

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