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Gabon

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A view of dense tropical forest in Gabon. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Sassan Saatchi.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 78

People and Society

Age structure

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Median age

comparison ranking: total 187

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 25

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 43

Death rate

comparison ranking: 181

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 31

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 40

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 57

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 43

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 150

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 68

Government

National symbol(s)

On Gabon’s coat of arms, panthers representing vigilance and courage support a shield with a ship and an okoume tree, which is a symbol of the timber trade. The ribbon below the shield has the national motto in French, "Union, Travail, Justice" ("Union, Work, Justice"); the ribbon above the shield has the Latin phrase "Uniti Progrediemur" ("We shall go forward united"):
On Gabon’s coat of arms, panthers representing vigilance and courage support a shield with a ship and an okoume tree, which is a symbol of the timber trade. The ribbon below the shield has the national motto in French, "Union, Travail, Justice" ("Union, Work, Justice"); the ribbon above the shield has the Latin phrase "Uniti Progrediemur" ("We shall go forward united")

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 131

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 102

Labor force

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Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 201

Public debt

comparison ranking: 72

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 184

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 70

Exports

comparison ranking: 104

Imports

comparison ranking: 161

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 48

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 142

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 102

Railways

comparison ranking: total 105

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 127

Waterways

comparison ranking: 51

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 96

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 110

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