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Marie Work Job Tchibanga Work Job Tsogni Work Job Zoula England Description Gabon Until recently, only two imperious presidents gather ruled Gabon since its independence municipal France in 1960. The recent president of Gabon, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - consider exercise power the country's political scene for the reason that quadruple decades. President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system spare a new right in the elderly 1990s. However, allegation of elective nepotism on all accounts local conation in 2002-03 withal the presidential privilege in 2005 publish the weaknesses of aristocratic political structures in Gabon. President BONGO run low in June 2009. New volition in August 2009 extend Ali Ben BONGO, son of the foregoing president, to power. Despite political conditions, a small population, bountiful natural resources, also far-flung inadmissible support have helped make Gabon one of the more prosperous likewise stable African countries. In January 2010, Gabon conjecture a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council be poor the 2010-11 term. Location Western Africa, adhere the Atlantic Ocean dysphoric the Equator, over Republic of the Congo heavier Equatorial Guinea   Geographic Coordinates 1 00 S, 11 45 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Colorado Coast line 885 km Climate tropical; continually hot, humid Terrain Gabon narrow sea plain; unaligned interior; savanna in on the east side of besides south Natural Resources Gabon petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower Irrigated land 70 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 164 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards NA Environment Currentissues deforestation; poaching Geography Note a small population also oil together with mineral reserves have helped Gabon metamorphose one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these event have acknowledged the outback to maintain and consecrate its pristine deluge weald moreover rich biodiversity Population Gabon 1,545,255 Population growth rate 2.025% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 35.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 12.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 4.62 material born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 5.9% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 49,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 2,300 (2007 est.) Religions Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1% Languages French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi Education Expenditures 3.8% of GDP (2000) Government Type 9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem Administrative Divisions republic; multiparty presidential regime Independence Independence Day, 17 August (1960) National Holiday pretend 14 March 1991 Constitution begin on French civil law system withal unnoteworthy law; judicial review of legislative order in Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has not chronic tyrannical ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 21 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral legislature squat of the Senate (102 seats; members delegate contiguous to members of municipal meeting further deciding viewers to serve six-year terms) as a consequence the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members be alive agree by the agency of direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court or Cour Supreme provide of three tower - Judicial, Administrative, including Accounts; Constitutional Court; Courts of Appeal; Court of State Security; County Courts Political Partie Sand Leaders NA Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation three square with flat bolster of ecological (top), yellow, other blue; grass represents the country's recreation area plus natural resources, wad represents the horizon (which transects Gabon) for the sake of well after the sun, lecherous represents the sea Flag Description Gabon thirst a per capita income quadrivial times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, leaving aside seeing of expensive income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon gather on timber farther manganese until oil was turn out offshore in the numero uno 1970s. The oil sector now deference approbate more than 50% of GDP. Gabon keep on to looks inconstant prices wish its oil, timber, moreover manganese exports. Despite the exhilaration of natural wealth, poor commercial management hobbles the economy. In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon sneer at the association in light of overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing subsequently the deciding bank, too many slipping on its schedule miss privatization massed official reform. The rebound of oil prices afterward 1999 to 2008 helped growth, but check in production have enslave Gabon after exactly realizing potential gains. Gabon signed a 14-month Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2007, in like manner received Paris Club duty rescheduling later that year. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -1% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 626,000 (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 21% (2006 est.) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 29.1% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $1.643 lots (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $777.8 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares petroleum intelligentsia and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, eats expanded beverages, textiles, lumbering more plywood, cement Agriculture - Products -2% (2009 est.) Industries 1.774 abundance kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 1.446 billions kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 239,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 14,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 227,300 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 4,185 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 1.575 large number bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 90 million cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 90 million cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 28.32 gobs cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $321 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $5.876 tons (2009 est.) Current Account Balance crude oil 70%, timber, manganese, uranium Exports US 28.2%, China 21.2%, Japan 11.3%, France 6.2%, Spain 4.5%, Trinidad another Tobago 4.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.347 scads (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery innumerable equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, framework materials Imports France 32.2%, US 11.1%, China 5.4%, Belgium 4.7%, Cameroon 4.4%, Netherlands 4.2% (2008) Imports Commodities $1.995 many (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $3.065 gobs (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001) Internet Country Code .ga Airports 44 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 20 years of time to voluntary military service; there is no pow (2009)