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	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. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Much of Gabon, which is situated astride the equator, is drained by the Ogooué; River (and its tributaries, the Ngounie and the Ivindo), which flows into the Atlantic through a long and broad estuary.
		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 was one of the few African countries to recognize and furnish supplies to Biafra during the Nigerian civil war (1967–70).
	www.bartleby.com /65/ga/Gabon.html (1221 words)

	Gabon (01/06)
		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.
		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 public expenditures from the years of significant oil revenues were not spent efficiently.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2826.htm (3319 words)

	Gabon
		Gabon has the largest percentage forest cover of any African country: 70-85% of its total area is covered with forest.
		Gabon has gazetted 10 protected areas, but none of them has the status of a national park and all but the smallest one have been selectively logged.
		From their study, the researchers concluded that, although the degree of damage done to the forest is considerably smaller than commonly occurs in South American and in Southeast Asian forests, this does not mean that the biodiversity is conserved or that the exploitation is sustainable.
	www.berggorilla.de /english/gjournal/texte/11gabon.html (1876 words)

	WTO \| Trade policy review - Gabon 2001
		Gabon has ratified it, though it is still awaiting ratification by five of the 15 member countries, expected in the course of 2001, in order to come into force.
		Gabon's medium-term economic prospects are contingent primarily on the scale of non-oil activity, and the authorities have set a 2.5 per cent real annual growth target for such activities.
		Gabon's ratification of the WTO Agreement requires it to implement its main rules, notably those on market access, that is to say, the application of the Agreement on Rules of Origin, the Customs Valuation Agreement, tariff concessions and the Agreement on Preshipment Inspection.
	www.wto.org /english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp168_e.htm (6062 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - Central Africa - Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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 population of Gabon is 1,233,353, 350,000 of whom live in the capital city Libreville.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/africa/central-africa/gabon (446 words)

	Overview - Gabon Country Guide - World Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gabon is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and the Congo.
		Land on either side of the Gabon River was annexed peacefully by the French during the mid-19th century as a province of French Equatorial Africa.
		Gabon’s only problem in the region concerns the island of Mbagne which lies in the Corisco Bay, potentially the site of large oil and gas deposits: occupied by Gabon in 1970, it is also claimed by Equatorial Guinea.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /country/country_guide.ehtml?o=95&NAV_guide_class=CountryGuide&NAV_Region=95 (466 words)

	SOLD DOWN THE RIVER \| GABON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gabon gained independence from France in 1960 but close ties with the former colonial power were assured through a series of co-operation agreements.
		Although Gabon’s forests are often described as being relatively undamaged and offering great potential for long-term sustainable timber production, it is clear that industrial forestry within the current policy framework threatens their future integrity and the country’s biodiversity.
		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 on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gabon was one of the few African countries to recognize and furnish supplies to Biafra during the Nigerian civil war (1967-70).
		Gabon's economic reform stands to gain from greater participation in the multilateral trading system -- part 1 of 2.
		Gabon's economic reform stands to gain from greater participation in the multilateral trading system -- part 2 of 2.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/gabon_history.asp (2078 words)

	Gabon
		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 sleeves and hood resembling the shape of the Como River estuary.
		The territories became independent in 1960 as the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, and Gabon.
		Under the 1961 constitution (revised in 1975 and rewritten in 1991), Gabon became a republic with a presidential form of government.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Gabon.html (295 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Gabon - The big picture
		The situation of children and women in Gabon is likely to improve as recommendations from the Child Rights Committee will be discussed and used to influence policy development.
		The participation of Gabon has led to a better acceptance of the importance of adopting policies in line with human and child rights principles issues and create a favourable environment for child rights advocacy.
		The country faced some sporadic epidemics of measles and the country was again confronted with the extremely contagious disease of hemorragic fever "Ebola" in the northern part of the country.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/gabon.html (616 words)

	Travel Guide to Gabon Africa
		Gabon is situated on the west coast of Africa and is bordered on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Congo and the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwest by Equatorial Guinea.
		Rising from the coastal lowlands (which range in width from 18 to 125 miles) is a band more than 60 miles wide forming a rocky escarpment that ranges in height from 600 to 2,000 ft. Rivers descending from the interior have carved deep channels in the face of the escarpment.
		The northern coastline is deeply indented with bays, estuaries and deltas as far south as the mouth of the Ogowe River, forming excellent natural shelters.
	www.africaguide.com /country/gabon (271 words)

	NPR : Gabon Moves to Preserve Rainforests
		The government of Gabon has made a welcomed move to protect those regions by creating a system of national parks on 10 percent of its land.
		The gorilla is shrouded in shadows and lush vegetation, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
		When these parks are up and running, Gabon will leap from last to first in an important environmental category: As a percentage of total land mass, this will be the largest park system in the world.
	www.npr.org /programs/atc/features/2002/sept/gabon (658 words)

	Gabon News
		By Aymeric Vincenot Libreville, Gabon - Despite the quashing of a rebel attack on the capital of Chad this week, some observers fear that the shaken regime of President Idriss Deby Itno may now fall, creating...
		David Nabarro, the United Nations coordinator for avian and human influenza, attended a conference in Libreville, Gabon, on 20-21 March, where representatives from 46 African countries, the UN and the donor...
		Declaration made on avian flu and the threat of a human pandemic in Africa Agencies of the UN system and government representatives from 45 countries of the African region made an 18-point declaration regarding...
	www.topix.net /world/gabon (688 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Gabon sits on the Equator in western Africa bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo.
		In 1910 Gabon became one of the four territories of the Federation of French Equatorial Africa (AEF) along with Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), and the Central African Republic.
		Gabon enjoyed political stability throughout the 1970's, due largely to the rapid oil-driven economic growth that has given Gabon one of the largest per capita incomes in sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019672583372 (1280 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gabon’s fiscal burden of government score is 1 point worse this year; in addition, its government intervention score is 0.5 point worse, and its informal market score is 1 point worse.
		Gabon is a member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), which also includes Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
		Gabon’s banking system is open to both foreign and domestic competition, but the state maintains a significant role through majority ownership in two banks and stakes in three others.
	cf.heritage.org /index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Gabon (1033 words)

	Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		WCS first started working in Gabon in 1985, when Dr. Richard Barnes initiated a 4-year nationwide elephant survey and discovered that there were about 60,000 elephants hidden in Gabon’s rain forests.
		This survey was followed by work on natural resource use by rural populations in the Minkébé region in the northeast and by Lee White’s study on the ecological impacts of commercial logging in the Lopé Reserve, now a national park.
		Gabon’s abundant biodiversity is threatened directly by logging and fishing.
	www.wcs.org /international/Africa/gabon (628 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Gabon
		This is partly down to its relative prosperity and to the presence of French troops, which in 1964 reinstated President Leon Mba after he had been overthrown in a coup.
		Gabon's dependence on oil, which makes up a large proportion of its GDP, has made its economy - and political stability - hostage to fluctuations in oil prices.
		Gabon's national state broadcaster operates two TV stations, a French-language radio network and a network of provincial stations.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm#media (554 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Gabon including economic and travel overviews and directories of ...
		Gabon is an independent republic which lies in the bight of Africa and forms part of the West Central Region of Africa.
		There are no restrictions on foreign investment in Gabon, but the State reserves the right to invest in the equity capital of ventures established in strategic sectors such as the oil and mining industries.
		Gabon is rich in natural resources, but poor fiscal management has hindered the economy in the past.
	www.mbendi.co.za /cygacy.htm (944 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gabon's political opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
		In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon criticized the government for overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing from the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for privatization and administrative reform.
		Gabon signed a 14-month Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2004, and received Paris Club debt rescheduling later that year.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/gb.html (1289 words)

	Gabon: Africa Travel Association Magazine (ATA)
		Gabon, which hosted the Africa Travel Association (ATA) International Congress in 1980, is easily accessible from the USA and Canada.
		Gabon's Great Leap: With a stable government and 11 percent of the country's land area set aside for the parks, Gabon is uniquely positioned to become the ecotourism capital of Africa.
		Air Gabon is one of the three or four best African airlines serving Central and West Africa.
	www.africa-ata.org /gabon.htm (711 words)

	Gabon
		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 (676 words)

	allAfrica.com: Gabon
		This was the message conveyed by the 7th Biennale on Education in Africa, held recently in Libreville, Gabon.
		One of the highlights of the Biennial meeting of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), which ended at the weekend in Libreville, Gabon was the launching of a book entitled, Widening Access to Education as Social Justice, in honour of Nigeria's Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Prof.
		The 2006 Biennial meeting of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), began yesterday in Libreville, Gabon, with a call to participants to fight against deficiencies in the continent's educational system, especially the training of teachers and inadequacy of educational tools.
	allafrica.com /gabon (590 words)

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