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Gabon

GAB · Africa

Brice Oligui Nguema

Identity

Regime

republic

Capital

Libreville

Population

2,469,296

Area

267,668 km²

Currency

XAF

Executive

Head of State

Brice Oligui Nguema
2023

Head of Government

Raymond Ndong Sima
2023

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

245 seats
2 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.30
#114

Freedom House

25/100
Not Free

CPI corruption

29/100
#135

Press RSF

70/100
#43

Economy

GDP (B$)

21 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

8,263 $
2025

Growth %

2.5 %
2025

Inflation %

1.8 %
2025

Unemployment %

20.2 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

0.3 Md$
1.7 %PIB · #110

Nuclear posture

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Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

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Alliances

UN · WTO · OPEC · Commonwealth · Francophonie (OIF) · OIC · African Union · ECCAS

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

29% · 53% · 67%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

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