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Gabon

Ga·bon [ ga bón, gə bóN ] country in west central Africa on the Atlantic coast. Formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, it became independent from France in 1960.
Languages: French.
Currency: CFA franc.
Capital: Libreville.
Population: 1,321,560 (2003).
Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi.) 
Official name  Gabonese Republic

Ga·bon·ese [ gàbbə nz, gàbbə nss ] noun, adjective
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