Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Gabon
- +241
What every visitor should know about Gabon:
- Money
- The currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF). 100 XAF is worth about US$0.22, or €0.15.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3 out of 5 (Average)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Armed robbery is rare but occurs
- Carjacking
- Capital
- Libreville
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Gabon facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 1,514,993
- Language
- French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
- Ethnicity
- Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba); other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Economy
- GDP
- US$14,900 (per capita)