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République Gabonaise
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Capital: Libreville. Area: 103,347 sq. mi. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Population: ~1.2 Million. Pop. density: 12
per sq. mi. Urban: 73%. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Ethnic groups: Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke, other
Bantu. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Principal languages: French (official), Bantu
dialects. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Religions: Mostly Christian, some Muslim and animist. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Defense: 2.4% of GDP (1993). Active troop
strength: 4,700 est. |
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