Gabon
Updated: Oct 1, 2022
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Country Name
Gabon, or the Gabonese Republic.
Location
Gabon is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
Capital
Libreville.
The reason for naming the country
Gabon's name originates from gabão, Portuguese for "cloak", which is roughly the shape of the estuary of the Komo River by Libreville.
Flag
The Gabon flag was adopted on August 9, 1960, just over a week before Gabon gained its independence from France on August 17, 1960.
The flag of Gabon consists of three equal horizontal stripes of green;
yellow; and blue. The flag represents Gabon's geographical position in the world.
The green color represents the country's lush vegetation and forests, The yellow color represents the equator that runs through Gabon and also represents the sun. The blue color represents the Atlantic Ocean which laps Gabon's shores.
