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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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Air transport
Rail and road transport
- Railway:
814 km (single-track line, OCTRA - Trans-Gabonese Railway Authority; inaugurated in 1986).
- Roads:
- Total distance: 9 170 km
- Paved: 937 km
- Unpaved: 8233 km
Project to extend the railway network by 237 km, from Booué to Belinga, for the transport of iron ore.
Sources :
CIA, The World Factbook
Site de l’aéroport international de Libreville
Transport by inland waterway
- Waterways: 1 600 km
- Main ports:
- Port-Gentil
- Owendo
- Mayumba
- Waterways operated by:
- CNI (Inland Navigation Company)
- Local carriers
Gabon's position (facing the Atlantic and bordering the countries of Central Africa) means that it has the credentials to become an effective international platform and a strategic access point for Central Africa.
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