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Gabon: map and facts
Gabon is in Middle Africa. It has about 2.59 million people (2025), the 140th largest population. It covers 267,670 km², the 75th largest by area. That is about 9.7 people per km². Its highest point is Mont Bengoué, at 1,070 m. The longest river on its map is the Ogooué, 1,200 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 2,593,130 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 267,670 km² (2024, World Bank). This figure covers a different area from the one this map shows: as drawn, about 261,000 km².
- Capital: Libreville
- Highest point: Mont Bengoué, 1,070 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 91.4% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Gabon, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Ogooué: 1,200 km
- Ivindo: 500 km
- Mbini: 365 km
Also on the map: Aina and Ngounie.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Mont Bengoué: 1,070 m (its highest point)
Mountain ranges: Crystal Mountains.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 85.2%, wooded savanna 8.5%, grassland 3%, savanna 1.7%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): hills 40.3%, plateaus 36.5%, plains 21.1%, mountains 2.1%.
Forests covered 91.4% of its land in 2024, down from 92.3% in 1990 (World Bank).
Minerals and fuels
- World #2 in manganese among the countries USGS lists (2025)
Neighbours
Gabon shares land borders with Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Republic of the Congo on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data release (doi:10.5066/P1WKQ63T). Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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