Gabon

About Gabon

Gabon is a country in Central Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Gabonese Republic. In Arabic, the name is written الغابون, and the capital ليبرفيل. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Gabon is Libreville. Libreville lies at about 0° north and 9° east. The official language of Gabon is French. Its currency is the Central African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XAF. 5 other countries use the same currency, including Chad, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon.

Gabon covers about 267,668 square kilometres, which puts it 76th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. The largest of these neighbours by area is Cameroon. Other countries in Central Africa include the DR Congo, Chad, and Angola. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Gabon with the other countries of the same region.