Capital:
Libreville
Area:
267,667 sq km / 103,319 sq ml
Language:
French, Bantu
Currency:
Franc CFA
Population:
1,321,560
Life expectancy:
52 (men), 55 (women)
Literacy rate:
61%
Religions:
Roman Catholic, Muslim, animist
Physical features:
Narrow coastal plain rises to hilly interior, nearly whole of country is tropical rainforest
Ethnic distribution:
4 main groups of over 40 Bantu groups, Fang, Eshira, Mbede and Okande
Exports:
Petroleum, manganese, uranium, timber and wood products
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