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Gabon
Gabonese Republic


Political
Head of State President El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba
  Independance Date Jan 1 1900
  Capital Libreville
  Languages French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Population
Population 1,454,867.00
  Population Growth 2.036 %

Economy
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
  GDP $ 20.09 billions GDP per Capita $ 13,800
  GDP Growth 4.5 % Unemployment 21 %
  Imports $ 1.951 billions
Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals
  Exports $ 6.856 billions
Crude oil 77%, timber, manganese
  Agriculture Cocoa, coffee, sugar
  Industries Petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold
  Trade
membership

Travel Information
  Link to Voyage Canada (DFAIT)
Entry/Exit requirements
  Warnings and recommendations

Embassy Accredited to Canada

H.E. Joseph OBIANG-NDOUTOUME, Ambassador
Embassy of the Gabonese Republic
4 Range Road, P.O. Box 368
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8J5

esperance.pandibilonda@international.gc.ca
VISA : Required (plus immunisation for yellow fever and cholera)

Canadian Embassy Accredited to Gabon

CCAfrica Members interested in this country
AffutjobProfile
Afrique Expansion MagProfile
Alberta International and Intergovernmental RelationsProfile
Black Business InitiativeProfile
Canac International Inc.Profile
Canada Export CentreProfile
Canadian International Development AgencyProfile
Canadian Manufacturers & ExportersProfile
Cégep internationalProfile
CEMEQ InternationalProfile
CIMA International IncProfile
Collège BoréalProfile
Collège Edouard-MontpetitProfile
Consultation Contacts MondeProfile
Dessau InternationalProfile
Education internationaleProfile
Foreign Affairs and International Trade CanadaProfile
Heenan BlaikieProfile
Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Exportation (Quebec)Profile
Ministry of International Relations (Quebec)Profile
Natural Resources CanadaProfile
NeotelisProfile
SNC-Lavalin InternationalProfile
SOFEGProfile
South African AirwaysProfile
Tecsult AECOMProfile
Wardrop EngineeringProfile

Recent Business Opportunities
Description Sectors
Improve road maintenance efficiency in LibrevilleEngineering
Consulting
The AfDB has signed an agreement for a loan of 10 million under its private sector window with the Tropical Agriculture Investment CompanyAgrifood
Finance
Réhabilitation du tronçon routier Ndjolé-MédoumaneEngineering

 

 
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