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Gabon’s location, capital and flights to check before travel
Gabon is in Central Africa, and its capital is Libreville. These facts about location, language and currency help put the country in context; flights and other services need to be checked for up-to-date information.
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Gabon is in Central Africa and has a coastline: a useful geographical starting point before planning how to get around. Its capital, Libreville, is in the Estuaire province; French and the Central African CFA franc round out the basic information available.
Location and capital: two different scales
Gabon is part of the Central African subregion and is not landlocked. Libreville is its capital, located in Estuaire. It is useful to distinguish the city from the country as a whole: the available geographical data identifies Libreville but does not describe other towns or provide enough information to plan itineraries within the country.
French and the Central African CFA franc
French is listed as the country’s language, and its recorded currency is the Central African CFA franc, with the code XAF and the symbol Fr. These are useful reference points, not a guide to everyday language use or payment methods: the available information does not describe those practices.
Flights and connections: check before making plans
Records identify an international airport in Libreville, but the available flight listing is a snapshot that may be out of date. It does not confirm current routes, airlines or operations. Before booking or connecting flights, check current options with up-to-date transport sources; do not assume a listed connection is still operating.
What these facts cover—and what remains to be checked
This overview helps locate Gabon and identify its main national reference points. It does not provide schedules, fares, entry requirements, access conditions or information about local transport. For those details, consult official sources or up-to-date providers before finalising your trip.
Research references
Research references are provided separately in the final references section, rather than listed here inline or in the article text of each translation. These references concern the country, Libreville, its administrative area and the airport listing.
References consulted during editorial review. Times, requirements and advisories may change: always confirm with the official source.
- Gabón WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q1000
- Gabon WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q37551598
- Gabon World Countries — mledozeODbL 1.0 World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Libreville GeoNamesDatos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. Fuente: GeoNames
- Libreville GeoNamesDatos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. Fuente: GeoNames
- Libreville, Estuaire Province, Gabon OpenStreetMapODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Libreville, Estuaire Province, Gabon OpenStreetMapODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Gabon World Bank Open DataCC BY 4.0 World Bank
- Gabon DBpediaCC BY-SA 3.0 DBpedia
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport OpenFlightsODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Libreville WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q3825
