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	Economy of Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most nations of sub-Saharan Africa.
		Gabon depended on timber and manganese until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s.
		In 1992, the fiscal deficit widened to 2.4% of GDP, and Gabon failed to settle arrears on its bilateral debt, leading to a cancellation of rescheduling agreements with official and private creditors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Gabon (746 words)

	Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
		Gabon is also noted for efforts to preserve the natural environment with what may be the largest area of nature parks in the world.
		Gabon is more prosperous than most nearby countries, with a per capita income of four times the average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gabon (755 words)

	Gabon
		Gabon is located on the edge of the Congo Basin, the richest tropical forest complex in Africa in terms of fauna and flora.
		Gabon is a haven of prosperity and stability in equatorial Africa.
		Gabon's economy, built on oil, timber, manganese and other natural resources, is highly dependent on global price movements of commodities and on the external environment in general.
	us-africa.tripod.com /gabon.html (690 words)

	Gabon -> Economy on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gabon's economy is subject to fluctuating oil prices, and it must contend with diminishing reserves.
		Gabon's limited transportation network was improved with the construction (1986) of the Trans-Gabon railway, which links the new deepwater port of Owendo with iron ore and manganese deposits.
		Gabon is a member of the Franc Zone.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Gabon_Economy.asp (771 words)

	Profile - Gabon
		Gabon, officially Gabonese Republic (French République Gabonaise), independent nation in west central Africa, bounded on the northwest by Equatorial Guinea, on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The economy of Gabon is largely dependent on the exploitation of mineral and forest resources, particulary oil.
		Gabon is one of the few countries in Africa to maintain a positive balance of trade.
	www.inadev.org /profile_-_gabon.htm (1839 words)

	MapZones.com : Gabon Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The economy of Gabon is largely dependent on the exploitation of mineral and forest resources, particularly oil.
		The economy shares some of the characteristics of those of other tropical African states: strong links with the former colonial ruler, a large degree of foreign investment and control, dependence on foreign technicians, and the decline of agriculture.
		Gabon depended on timber and manganese until oil was determined offshore in the early 1970s.
	www.mapzones.com /world/africa/gabon/economyindex.php (392 words)

	Gabon Economy
		Gabon public expenditures from the years of significant oil revenues were not spent efficiently.
		Gabon has earned a poor reputation with the Paris Club and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the management of its debt and revenues.
		Gabon's oil revenues have given it a strong per capita GDP of more than $4,500, extremely high for the region.
	www.traveldocs.com /ga/economy.htm (437 words)

	Economy of Gabon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gabon enjoys a (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income four times that of most nations of (The region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert) sub-Saharan Africa.
		The oil sector now accounts for 50% of (Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) GDP and 80% of exports.
		Gabon continues to face fluctuating prices for its oil, timber, manganese, and (A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons) uranium exports.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_gabon.htm (802 words)

	Encyclopedia: Economy of Gabon
		Economies by country This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo.
		Economy - overview: Guinea-Bissau is among the worlds least developed nations and one of the 20 poorest countries in the world, and depends mainly on agriculture and fishing.
		The economy of Hong Kong has often been cited by people such as Milton Friedman and the Cato Institute as an example of the benefits of laissez-faire capitalism.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Gabon (1932 words)

	Gabon (10/05)
		Gabon's first European visitors were Portuguese traders who arrived in the 15th century and named the country after the Portuguese word "gabao," a coat with sleeve and hood resembling the shape of the Komo River estuary.
		Under the 1961 constitution (revised in 1975, rewritten in 1991, and revised in 2003), Gabon is a republic with a presidential form of government.
		Gabon has been a strong proponent of regional stability, and Gabonese armed forces played an important role in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) mission to the Central African Republic.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2826.htm (3301 words)

	Gabon - Economy
		Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most of sub-Saharan African nations.
		In December 2000, Gabon signed a new agreement with the Paris Club to reschedule its official debt.
		Gabon signed a 14 month Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2004, and received Paris Club debt rescheduling later that year.
	www.exxun.com /Gabon/e_ec.html (659 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - Central Africa - Gabon
		Gabon is an African country and is situated on the equator.
		Gabon is a fairly large country by African standards, with a landmass equal to roughly half of France.
		The economy of Gabon is at an all-time high in the millennium with oil the highest export at around 69%.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/africa/central-africa/gabon (446 words)

	Gabon -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Despite the abolition of the slave trade (1815) by the Congress of Vienna, slaves continued to be exported from the Gabon coast until the 1880s, although French naval patrols succeeded in reducing the number exported annually.
		In 1946, Gabon became an overseas territory of France, and in 1958 the country became internally self-governing within the French Community.
		Gabon was one of the few African countries to recognize and furnish supplies to Biafra during the Nigerian civil war (1967-70).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/gabon_history.asp (1134 words)

	SOLD DOWN THE RIVER \| GABON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This dependence leaves Gabon’s economy vulnerable to external factors such as the falling price of oil on the world market and the Asian economic crisis, two events that plunged the country into financial crisis in 1998, leading to higher unemployment, especially among young people, and increased poverty.
		Gabon gained independence from France in 1960 but close ties with the former colonial power were assured through a series of co-operation agreements.
		Gabon is Africa’s second largest timber producer after Cameroon and the world’s largest supplier of Okoumé; logs, which accounted for 70% of log exports in 1997.
	www.forestsmonitor.org /reports/solddownriver/gabon.htm (3564 words)

	Gabon NTDB OVERSEAS BUSINESS REPORTS access provided by UM-St. Louis Libraries
		Gabon's GDP increased by an impressive 13 percent in 1990.
		Gabon has no national oil company; exploration and production are generally in the hands of foreign firms, often with the participation of the Government of Gabon.
		Gabon is the largest exporter of raw wood in the region, and its sales represent a fifth of Africa's total exports of raw wood.
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/obr/obr_0003.htm (12925 words)

	Economy Of Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/gabon_country_economy.shtml (594 words)

	An MBendi Profile: Gabon - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gabon is an independent republic which lies in the bight of Africa and forms part of the West Central Region of Africa.
		Gabon is rich in natural resources, but poor fiscal management has hindered the economy in the past.
		The Gabon oil industry is key to the economy of the country and is its most important natural resource.
	mbendi.co.za /cygacy.htm (808 words)

	Gabon Country Analysis Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gabon’s membership in the CFA Franczone, through which its currency was pegged to the euro in 1998, may also have hindered the Gabonese economy.
		Gabon is almost wholly dependent on oil revenues to fund its economy.
		Gabon was instrumental in forming the Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), a consortium of six nations hoping to merge their macroeconomic policies and create a common market.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/gabon.html (2378 words)

	Gabon Flag, Gabon History, Culture of Gabon, Economy of Gabon, History of Gabon
		Gabon has a diverse ethnic makeup, although most of the inhabitants are Bantu-speaking.
		Even though Gabon is rich in natural resources, poor fiscal management has hindered the economy though improvements are underway.
		Gabon's folklore seems close to the ancient art of the minstrel, where a storyteller, accompanying himself on the harp, recites half spoken, half sung epics.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/gabon1.html (378 words)

	Gabon
		Gabon was first explored by the Portuguese navigator Diego Cam in the 15th century.
		Gabon: History - History Early History to Independence The region that is now Gabon was inhabited in Paleolithic...
		Gabon: Economy - Economy Since the 1970s the Gabonese economy has been centered on the oil industry, which has...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107556.html (749 words)

	Countries of the World: Gabon: Economy A brief survey@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gabon's per capita GNP, $3,300 in 1985, is the highest in Sub- Sahara Africa.
		The economy consists primarily of oil production, mining, the export of forest products and cash crops, and a small but rapidly expanding industrial sector.
		Gabon is currently fl Africa' s second largest producer of crude oil, and its export provides two thirds of government revenues.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28384390&... (185 words)

	Gabon Economy - overview - Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Devaluation of its Francophone currency by 50% in January 1994 sparked a one-time inflationary surge, to 35%; the rate dropped to 6% in 1996.
		This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization.
		It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
	www.indexmundi.com /gabon/economy_overview.html (347 words)

	AllRefer.com - Gabon : Economy, Gabon (Gabonese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Gabon : Economy, Gabon (Gabonese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Since the 1970s the Gabonese economy has been centered on the oil industry, which provides it with the highest per capita income in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for 80% of its export income.
		The leading trade partners are France, the United States, COte d'Ivoire, and Japan.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Gabon-economy.html (354 words)

	Gabon: Economy
		Gabon: Economy A brief survey (Countries of the World)
		Gabon's economic reform stands to gain from greater participation in the multilateral trading system -- part 1 of 2.
		Hard times on the horizon: for decades Gabon enjoyed one of the highest per capita incomes in Africa on the back of its oil revenues.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0858318.html (422 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gabon's current President, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - has dominated Gabon's political scene for almost four decades.
		Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
		UN presses Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to resolve the sovereignty dispute over Gabon-occupied Mbane Island and to establish a maritime boundary in hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay; only a few hundred out of the 20,000 Republic of the Congo refugees who fled militia fighting in 2000 remain in Gabon
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/gb.html (1304 words)

	Gabon on the Internet
		Coop Gabon are partners with the Swiss-based, Cooperation.net which promotes projects between young people in the North and South via the internet.
		ECOFAC, funded by the European Union, is concerned with the environment and biodiversity of forests, animal life, etc. in Cameroun, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome.
		The mission of Forests.org is to "contribute to the conservation of rainforests, forests, biodiversity, indigenous cultures and the climate..." Based in Madison, Wisconsin.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/gabon.html (1977 words)

	Gabon Economy 1998 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		This has supported a sharp decline in extreme poverty but because of high income inequality a large proportion of the population remains poor.
		Despite the abundance of natural wealth and a manageable rate of population growth, the economy is hobbled by poor fiscal management.
		In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon chastened the government for overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing from the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for privatization and administrative reform (such as reduced public sector employment and salary growth).
	www.greekorthodoxchurch.org /wfb1998/gabon/gabon_economy.html (507 words)

	afrol News - Gabon
		The sites - the ecosystems and relict cultural landscapes of Lopé-Okanda and of the Minkébé Massif - are nominated both for their natural and cultural values.
		The government is now in such a strong balance of payments position that it does not need to draw on loans earlier agreed upon.
		Gabon rather has speeded up down-payments of older loans.
	www.afrol.com /countries/gabon (245 words)

	GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Africa - Gabon - Economy
		Overspending on the Transgabonais railroad, the oil price shock of 1986, the CFA franc devaluation of 1994, and low oil prices in the late 1990scaused serious debt problems.
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	www.geographyiq.com /countries/gb/Gabon_economy_summary.htm (428 words)

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