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	Gabon (04/06)
		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.
		Gabon's oil revenues have given it a strong per capita GDP of $5,900, extremely high for the region.
		Foreign and Gabonese observers have consistently lamented the lack of transformation of primary materials in the Gabonese economy.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/g/65342.htm (2756 words)

	Gabon Information Center - map of gabon
		Clockwise from the map of gabon northwest, it is bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo.
		Gabon is also noted for efforts living gabon west africa to preserve air gabon airline the natural environment with what may be the largest area of nature effect of nepad on gabon parks gabon health care and diseases in the world.
		Historical and environmental factors caused Gabon's population to decline between 1900 and 1940.
	www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Official_Languages_D_-_G/Gabon.html (842 words)

	Wikipedia: Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country in west central Africa.
		Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new democratic constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		Gabon is more prosperous than most nearby countries, with a per capita income of four times the average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
	en.pediax.org /Gabon (1286 words)

	Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa.
		Gabon's largest river in Gabon is the Ogooué[?].
		Gabon has been in the news the past few years due to outbreaks of the Ebola virus.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ga/Gabon.html (98 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		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 Como River estuary.
		Gabon's economic performance was relatively unaffected by the devaluation, in large part because most of its revenue comes from the export of primary resources at international prices denominated in dollars.
		Gabon's wealth and need for skilled labor have attracted legal and illegal immigrants from much of West Africa; foreigners make up at least 20 percent of the population.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gabon9604.html (2559 words)

	Sub-Saharan Africa :: Countries :: Gabon :: Canada-Gabon Relations
		Canada and Gabon have maintained diplomatic relations since 1963 and are partners in la Francophonie.
		Canada's Prime Minister visited Gabon in October 1991, and the most recent bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Chrétien and President Bongo was in May 1999, when President Bongo made a working visit to Canada that took him to Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal.
		As Gabon is no longer a program country for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), projects there are targeted more toward cooperation in technical and scientific education and industrial cooperation.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /world/africa/gabon-canada-en.asp (187 words)

	U.S. Mission: Press Releases 2001
		Since 1994 Gabon has intensified efforts to liberalize its trade structure through the introduction of a VAT, the adoption of an investment charter, the privatization of parastatals, and the formulation of a competition policy.
		We commend Gabon for the leadership role it played in successfully hosting the African Trade Ministers Conference in November 2000 and in using the conference and workshops to increase awareness and understanding of WTO issues.
		Although Gabon is one of the few WTO members to bind all of its non-agricultural tariff lines, it has relatively high tariffs, a mean of 22.2%.
	www.us-mission.ch /press2001/0627GabonTPR.htm (1170 words)

	Foreign relations of Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gabon has followed a non-aligned policy, advocating dialogue in international affairs and recognizing both parts of divided countries.
		Gabon is a member of the UN and some of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank; Organization of African Unity (OAU); Central African Customs Union (UDEAC/CEMAC); EC association under Lome Convention; Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA); Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC); Nonaligned Movement; withdrew from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Gabon (360 words)

	GABON, Landmine Monitor Report 2000
		Gabon is an active member of the United Nations consultative committee on Peace and Security in Central Africa, a committee that has addressed small arms and landmines.
		Gabon was absent from the vote on UN General Assembly Resolution 54/54B supporting the treaty in December 1999.
		Gabon is not a party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons, and is not a member of the Conference on Disarmament.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2000/gabon.html (453 words)

	Meteoroloo.com :: Gabon - schweitzer in gabon photos
		In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories landform map of gabon distance between gabon and cape town of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
		The president gris du gabon retains strong powers, such as authority to dissolve the National Assembly, gabon visa declare a state of siege, delay legislation, photos of gabon conduct referenda, gabon human environment interaction and appoint and dismiss the prime minister and cabinet members.
		Gabon is more prosperous than most nearby gabon pet export countries, gabon maps with a per capita income of four times the average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.meteoroloo.com /Met-countries-e-l/Gabon.html (791 words)

	Culture of Gabon - History and ethnic relations, Urbanism, architecture, and the use of space
		Gabon is on the west coast of Africa, centered on the equator.
		Gabon children enjoy relative freedom in their villages and start school at the age of five or six.
		Tourism is rare in Gabon, and unlike in other African countries, art is not spurred on by the prospect of capitalism.
	www.everyculture.com /Cr-Ga/Gabon.html (3550 words)

	Background Notes: Gabon 1/97
		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 Como River estuary.
		Gabon's economic performance was relatively unaffected by the devaluation, largely because most of its revenue comes from the export of primary resources at international prices denominated in dollars.
		Gabon has a small, professional military of about 5,000 personnel, serving in branches of the army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and national police.
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/14.htm (2610 words)

	Federal Foreign OfficeGabon
		In 1994, Germany, together with other partners of Gabon, was asked to mediate in negotiations between the government and opposition (Comité de suivi under the Paris Accords).
		As Gabon is classified as a medium-income country, it does not benefit from any concessionary development assistance.
		Gabon continues to show keen interest in the training of its coaches at the University of Leipzig.
	www.auswaertiges-amt.de /diplo/en/Laender/Gabun.html (413 words)

	Gabon Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
		Gabon is a unitary republic on the west coast of Africa, south of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea and west of Congo-Brazzaville.
		This has been due primarily to the relative prosperity brought on by the tapping of Gabon's rich oil reserves and to the continuous presence of French troops in Gabon for nearly four decades since their reinstatement of President Mba in 1964 after he was deposed in coup.
		Gabon's connection with oil has meant that the political atmosphere and degree of tolerance for open criticism of government leaders and policies fluctuates with the economy.
	www.pressreference.com /Fa-Gu/Gabon.html (2480 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Gabon
		Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country in west central Africa.
		Gabon has a small, professional military of about 5,000 personnel, divided into army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and national police.
		Imported rock and hip hop from the US and UK are popular in Gabon, as are rhumba, makossa and soukous.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Gabon (1049 words)

	Gabon. Background Notes, August 2000
		Gabon has earned a poor reputation with the Paris Club and the IMF for poor management of its debt and revenues.
		IMF missions (related to the now lapsed EFF program) have criticized the government for over-spending on off-budget items (in good years and bad), over-borrowing from the Central Bank, and slipping on the schedule for privatization and administrative reform.
		Gabon is a member of the UN and some of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank; Organization of African Unity (OAU); Central African Customs Union (UDEAC/CEMAC); EC association under Lome Convention; Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA); Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC); Nonaligned Movement; withdrew from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
	www.pdgs.org.ar /country/gabon-ci.htm (2988 words)

	Oman & The World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		What is known about Oman's foreign policy is that it is not measured by ideological short-term goals but rather by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos's vision of bringing the country to a new level of development while maintaining peaceful and friendly relations with all countries of the world.
		Oman's adherence to its foreign policy principles has resulted in the conclusion of border and demarcation agreements with all its neighbors, which has contributed to the elevation of bilateral relations to a new level of cooperation and common destiny.
		This relation was further underscored by the visit to Oman by India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in 1998 and Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf in 2001.
	www.etectonics.com /oman/omanworld_foreign.asp (1584 words)

	GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Africa - Equatorial Guinea - Foreign Relations
		Diplomatic relations between the two countries were never broken but were suspended by Spain in March 1977 in the wake of renewed disputes.
		Relations between the two countries grew difficult after the March 2004 coup attempt due to their hosting opposition figure Severo Moto and their belief that Spain had foreknowledge of the coup.
		The Corisco border dispute with Gabon was solved by an agreement signed under the with the help of UN mediation in January 2004.
	www.geographyiq.com /countries/ek/Equatorial_Guinea_relations_summary.htm (582 words)

	GABON: Best Gabon information source! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gabon: 2nd time in for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what circumstances have hurt the southwest coast, the Omin along which were delayed until now, been credited with separate subprefectures.
		Gabon: Morocco blast six past hapless Gabon in friendly Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 16 gabon, 2006 RABAT gabon, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Morocco recorded their biggest win in more than a decade with a 6-0 thumping of Gabon in a friendly international on Wednesday.
		Gabon: BBC Africa - Voters in the west African state of Gabon go to the polls on 17 December to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
	mnogogo.net /gabon/Gabon.html (566 words)

	Gabon Faces Challenge to Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1968, Omar Bongo declared Gabon to be a one-party state, controlled by his Gabonese Democratic Party, the P.D.G. In the early 1990s, President Bongo reverted back to a multi-party political system.
		Gabon's oil production last year was about 268,000 barrels per day, down by a third from its peak in the mid-1990s.
		But so long as he remains in power, they say that the status quo in Gabon will continue and that solving the country's problems may be a task faced by his successor.
	www.voanews.com /english/newsanalysis/gabon2006-07-07-voa54.cfm?rss=1 (1070 words)

	GABON - Oil
		IL has been the mainstay of Gabon’s economy since independence, and foreign companies have been essential partners in its extraction.
		The two most familiar names locally are Shell Gabon and Elf Gabon, the local subsidiary of TotalFinaElf, which have been around in various guises for roughly 40 and 50 years respectively.
		Gabon ranks third among sub-Saharan oil producers, after Nigeria and Angola, but its size and population are much smaller than either of the top two.
	www.unitedworld-usa.com /reports/gabon/oil.asp (605 words)

	About SA - Foreign relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The role of the Department of Foreign Affairs is to realise South Africa’s foreign policy objectives.
		The Department of Foreign Affairs and the University of South Africa co-hosted a training programme for SPLM cadres in Pretoria in April 2005.
		In formulating South Africa’s policy in relation to the emerging markets of the Caribbean, it is important to strengthen relations and develop common positions on global issues such as access to the markets of the industrial North, reform of international institutions, and the promotion of the development agenda.
	www.info.gov.za /aboutsa/foreign.htm (12502 words)

	Foreign Relations
		Relations with the Bush Administration are now quite cold, as Bergonians now openly gloat over the failure to find even a speck of WMD.
		The violent breakup of Yugoslavia was a surprising disappointment to many in Bergonia's foreign policy establishment, and the atrocities committed in the early stages of the war by Serbians against Croatian civilians shocked them greatly.
		BiH Foreign Minister Haris Silajdzic described Serb attacks around Sarajevo as "breaking of good faith." Silajdzic reportedly said, "The condition for successful negotiations was to restore electricity, water and gas to Sarajevo," which had been lacking for months.
	www.bergonia.org /Gov/foreignaffairs.htm (13583 words)

	Gabon: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		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.
		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...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107556.html (671 words)

	Gabon (Directory/Africa/Gabon)
		Gabon is a developing nation in west central Africa.
		Gabon is roughly the size of the state of Colorado in the United States.
		Gabon’s National Parks are designed to be representative of its varied natural environments, representing biodiversity sanctuaries with great tourism potential.
	www.worldwidirectory.com /Africa/Gabon (515 words)

	Top20Gabon.com - Your Top20 Guide to Gabon!
		The first president of Gabon, elected in 1961, was Léon M’ba, with Omar Bongo Ondimba as his vice president.
		Gabon is divided into 9 provinces and further divided into 37 departments.
		Gabon also features highly appreciated masks, such as the n'goltang (Fang) and the relicary figures of the Kota.
	www.top20gabon.com (1302 words)

	Gabon News
		The west African nation of Gabon voted in legislative elections on Sunday, but voting was delayed at some under-resourced polling stations which still had not opened hours after the official start.
		President Bongo's PDG is expected to do well at the ballot box Voters in the west African state of Gabon go to the polls on 17 December to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
		Gabon's President Omar Bongo Ondimba has told candidates in a parliamentary election to be held Sunday to stop bribing potential voters with gifts and promises.
	www.topix.net /world/gabon (707 words)

	Background Notes: Gabon
		Already a substantial exporter of manganese and uranium, Gabon is working to exploit its considerable iron and barite deposits and to enhance the value of timber exports from its large forests.
		Although Gabon enjoys a high per-capita income compared to that of most developing countries, it depends on external sources for investment capital and trained labor.
		Gabon has followed a non-aligned policy, advocating dialogue in international affairs and recognizing both parts of divided countries.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gabon9108.html (2596 words)

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