Gabon.
Date 1996 Mai, Vol 36, Num 1843-1844, pp 55Revue : Jeune AfriqueType de publication : article de périodique;The capital of Gabon is Libreville. As of 1995, Gabon had a population of 1.3 million governed by a presidential, multiparty regime. 1994 gross national product and per capita income were, respectively, $3.7 billion and $3,550. Per capita income declined by 2.3% per year over the period 1985-94. In 1994, Gabon owed $3.967 billion, then being serviced at $1.441 billion. For the same year, Gabon exported $2.418 billion in goods and services and imported $2.275 billion. As of 1995, the population was growing in size by 2.8% annually. In 1992-93, life expectancy at birth was 53.5 years, the infant mortality rate was 94 per 1000 births, 90% had access to health services, and 68% had access to drinkable water. Other data are presented on the country's topography, climate and vegetation, demographics, principal cities, population distribution, religions, political structure, economics and finances, foreign commerce, and transportation and communications.