Gabon

Population: 1,221,175

Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Background: Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France in 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions...

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.