Gabon
GabonAn equatorial country on Africa's Atlantic coast, bounded inland by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Congo.
Physical.
Along the coast of Gabon are many lagoons, mangrove swamps, and large deposits of oil and natural gas. A broad plain covered by thick rainforest rises gradually to a plateau which surrounds a central river valley, and near the head this vegetation gives way to savannah.Economy.
Gabon is the wealthiest mainland African country, with one of the continent's fastest economic growth rates, based on substantial, albeit now falling, revenues from offshore oilfields. Gabon was a member of OPEC from 1975 until 1996 . Mineral deposits also include gold and diamonds, manganese, and uranium.History.
In 1839 the French made it a naval base to suppress slave trade. Thus a French colony developed, exploiting the rare woods,...[The entire page is 327 words long]
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