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1,383,000 INHABITANTS
PER CAPITA GDP OF: 2,503,400 CFAFr (3,816 €)
STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURES
HEALTH, A NATIONAL PRIORITY
83% OF CHILDREN IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION
85% FOREST COVERAGE
AN IDEAL BREEDING GROUND FOR BUSINESS
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World's second largest tropical rain forest
- 200,000 km2 of forest
- Forests covering 85% of the country
- Productive forest: 19 million hectares
- Production (2001): 2,386,000 m3
- Exports (2001): 2,310,000 m3
- World's leading exporter of okoumé:
- Production : 1,250,000 m3
- Exports : 1,181,000 m3
Unique biodiversity
- 8,000 plant species
- 680 bird species
- More than 400 forest species
- 180 different mammal species (gorillas, humpback whales, leatherback turtles, and so on)
Preserved ecosystem
- 10% of the country is preserved with 13 national parks
The timber industry accounts for a large part of Gabon's economy: World's leading exporter of okoumé.
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