 HistOry  Population  Geography  Language  Food  Music

LIBREVILLE, GABON IS A SMALL COUNTRY IN AFRICA.

 Capital : Libreville  1940: Portuguese arrive in what is now known as Gabon, a small country in Africa.  1910: Gabon becomes part of French Equatorial Africa.  1958:Gabon votes to become autonomous republic in the French Community  1960: Gabon becomes independent.

 1961: Leon Mba is elected President  1967: After Leon Mba dies Omar Bongo becomes president.  Omar Bongo has been president for over 40.  He died Monday June 8 th 2009  Money used : Franc CFA (FCFA )

The ‘’Moukoukwe’’ is an historical figure. He is a spirit, under his costume there is absolutely nothing. He makes appearences across the city. There are 4 different types of ‘ Moukoukwes’, a lot of people are afraid of it.

July 2005 Estimate: 1,454,867 Age structure: Age structure: 0-14 years: 42.1% (male 307,444/female 305,468) years: 53.9% (male 391,194/female 393,103) 65 years and over: 4% (male 23,978/female 33,680) (2007 est.) Population growth rate: 2.036% (2007 est.) Population growth rate: Birth rate: births/1,000 population (2007 est.) Birth rate: Death rate: deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) Death rate:

 Location: Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea  Geographic coordinates: 1 00 S, E  Map references: Africa  Area: total: 267,667 sq km land: 257,667 sq km water: 10,000 sq km  Climate: tropical; always hot, humid

 The Official language in Gabon is French it is also the medium of instruction.  The Gabonese government sponsored research on the Bantu languages starting in the 1970s, and may possibly use some of them in instruction.  The three largest languages are Fang, Miene, and Bateke(Eshira), each with about 25-30% of the speakers.

There is a lot of different types of Food in Gabon. Most common are traditional plates such as Banana ( plaintain ) with ‘’ Feuilles de Manioc ‘’ or “ Nyembwe “. Wines are made from palm trees and sugarcane. The palm wine, in conjunction with a hallucinogenic root called eboga, is used during ceremonies for death, healing, and initiation.

Gabonese has a diversity of music types. The history of modern Gabonese music did not begin until about 1974, when the blind guitarist and singer Pierre Akendengue released his first album. He was classically trained in Europe, and his compositions reflect the influence of Western Classical Music. Patience Dabany and Oliver Ngoma are the ones that are really known. Gabonese Rap is known as the best Rap in Africa.Pierre Akendengue

Gabon is not a very known country, but once you go you will love it. ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

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08/bongo.gabon/index.html 08/bongo.gabon/index.html Gabon's President Omar Bongo, Africa's longest-serving ruler, died Monday morning, the country's prime minister said, settling conflicting reports from government and media accounts.