Africa · Middle Africa
Gabon
5 cities in the atlas · 5 airports with scheduled flights
- Capital
- Libreville
- Currency
- XAF
- Central African Franc
- Local time
- West Africa TimeUTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +241
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C
Facts
Gabon in figures
From named datasets: GeoNames, CLDR, the World Bank and Wikidata. Each is credited at the foot of the page.
- Capital
- Libreville
- Currency
- Central African Franc XAFToday's indicative rate: XAF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: FrenchSpoken: French
- Time zones
- West Africa TimeUTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +241
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 1300ambulance1722police18fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 2,593,130 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 267,667 km²
- Internet domain
- .ga
- Land borders
- CameroonEquatorial GuineaRepublic of the Congo
When to go
Climate across Gabon
On these averages, Libreville has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to September.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Cities
Cities in Gabon
All 5 places in the atlas: capitals, cities of 300,000 people or more, the places its airports serve, and the ones we have written guides to.
Smaller places with an airport · 4
Airports
Airports in Gabon
Airports with scheduled flights and an IATA code, from OurAirports.
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Gabon
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