Gabon country guide: sources and limitations Reviewed 27 October 2026 MAPS National outline: Natural Earth v5.1.2, 1:10m admin-0 countries, public domain. https://github.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/blob/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/ Retained outline: scripts/gabon-outline-source.geojson. Offline rebuild: node scripts/build-gabon-map.mjs. Coordinates are longitude, latitude. City pins mark curated settlement centres, not provincial boundaries. All city and sight points are checked against the national outline. Coastlines are generalised and tidal habitats vary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Gabon SIGHT LOCATIONS Park pins are representative landscape locations, not entrances, trails, protected-area boundaries or a guarantee of access. Akanda uses the published representative coordinate 0.617 N, 9.550 E. Cape Lopez represents the cape; its pin does not indicate access to the lighthouse or industrial facilities. Kongou represents a broad waterfall complex. Léconi represents the canyon landscape, not a surveyed visitor viewpoint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akanda_National_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongara_National_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loango_National_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongou_Falls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9koni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Lopez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer_Hospital https://www.libreville-accueil-bal.org/pages/archives/nos-activites/culturelles/eglises-st-michel-et-nd-de-lourdes.html READING geography: World Bank · Gabon climate profile https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/country-profiles/15858-WB_Gabon%20Country%20Profile-WEB_0.pdf history: History of Gabon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Gabon language: Languages of Gabon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Gabon culture: Culture of Gabon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Gabon economy: World Bank · Gabon economic update 2025 https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gabon/publication/gabon-economic-update-2025-building-and-preserving-gabon-wealth-for-better-livelihoods politics: Gabon · 2024 Constitution, Articles 41–42 https://journal-officiel.ga/21489-002-r-2024-/ nature: UNESCO · Ivindo National Park https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1653/ food: Gabonese cuisine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabonese_cuisine landmarks: UNESCO · World Heritage in Gabon https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/ga/ people: Demographics of Gabon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Gabon ADDITIONAL REFERENCES AND QUIZ REVIEW https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1147/ https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1653/ https://libreville.ga/municipalite/historique/ https://www.journal-officiel.ga/21807-028-cct-/ https://www.affaires-etrangeres.gouv.ga/9-actualites/2491-gabon-brice-clotaire-oligui-nguema-investi-president-du-gabon/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Francine_Rogomb%C3%A9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_languages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mvett https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120826 https://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/RawiriAngeleeng.html https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/gabon https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/country/gabon 27 quiz corrections apply at read time, retaining question and lesson IDs. The original 80 questions remain in scripts/fixtures/gabon-facts-questions.json and the unchanged seed. Corrections clarify the 2009 interim presidency, Bantu classification, multiparty restoration in 1990, the 2025 election and 2024 constitutional term length. They replace undated demographic/ranking claims, an unsupported gorilla population majority, a supposed universal beach encounter, a simplified savanna origin, a forest slogan, an unsupported blind-carver claim, and misleading visitor-access wording. No database or schema changes and no re-seeding are needed. LANGUAGE AND VISITING General French is linked, not a dedicated Fang, Myene, Punu or Nzebi course. This is an educational country guide. Access, safety and entry rules may change; consult current official advice and local arrangements for your itinerary. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/entry-requirements PHOTOGRAPHS Ten existing credited local photographs are reused. The Loango elephant image is the page banner; the older Mount Brazza photograph remains in Landmarks. The food photograph shows market ingredients, not a finished chicken dish. geography: The Ogooué River at Lambaréné, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/geography.jpg David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ogooue_River_(46256022452).jpg history: Saint-Michel de Nkembo Church in Libreville, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/history.jpg Vincent.vaquin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lbv-StMichel-de-NKembo.jpg language: A classroom being refurbished in Libreville, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/language.jpg U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_080916-N-7526R-437_U.S._Ambassador_to_Gabon_Eunice_Reddick_observes_the_progress_members_of_the_European_region_U.S._Navy_soccer_team_have_made_painting_a_classroom_during_a_community_relations_project.jpg culture: A Fang dancer in Lambaréné, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/culture.jpg David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fang_Dancer_(45335423035).jpg economy: Offshore oil facilities near Port-Gentil, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/economy.jpg Barada-nikto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Port-gentil-gabon-2010.jpg politics: The Senate Palace in Libreville, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/politics.jpg Daniel Beloumou / European Union, 2023 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Omar_Bongo_Ondimba_Palace_(Gabonese_Senate_Palace)_-_Libreville,_2023.jpg nature: An elephant and calf in Loango National Park, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/nature.jpg Kurt Dundy at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabon_Loango_National_Park_Elephant_with_offspring.jpeg food: Vegetables and peanut paste at Potos market, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/food.jpg DiHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poivron,_tomates,_p%C3%A2te_d%27arachide.jpg landmarks: Mount Brazza in Lopé, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/landmarks.jpg Onana Tamba Gérôme Olivier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mont_Brazza_Gabon.jpg people: A street in Libreville, Gabon /images/facts-africa/ga/people.jpg Manuel Dohmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Street_scene_Libreville_4.JPG