STATISTICS

GabonRegion Middle AfricaCurrency CFA Franc (XAF)Surface area (square kilometres) 267 668Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 1 633Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 6.1Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Libreville (686)United Nations membership date 20 September 1960Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 9 459 18 771 24 076GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 5.6 5.6 6.2GDP per capita (current US$) 6 857.0 12 062.1 14 747.1GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 6 099.3 10 436.6 12 904.6Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 19.8 24.0 25.0Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 556.04 490.91 497.16Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 1 983 ... ...CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) bc 105 123 124 dAgricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 100 117 121Food production index (2004-2006=100) 100 115 119Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 11.8 efg ... ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 24.2 efg ... ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 54.4 55.5 56.0Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 64.1 64.7 65.1Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) h 269 ... ...Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 13 822 13 093 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 53.7 i 106.9 187.4 jIndividuals using the Internet (%) 4.9 7.2 j 8.6 jTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) k (% of exports) k (% of imports) kExports 5 356.0 United States 59.0 France 32.9Imports 2 500.9 China 8.0 Belgium 15.7Balance 2 855.1 Spain 5.3 United States 7.1Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.4Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.3Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.4Urban population (%) 2013 86.9Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 38.5Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 8.0/6.6Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 101.0Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 64.3/62.3Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 43.3Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 4.1Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 32.7 lInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) m mid-2013 395.0/23.6Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 4 000Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) n 2006-2012 3.8 lEducation: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 95.1/98.0 oEducation: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 35.7 oIntentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) p 2008-2010 7.0/20.5Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 15.0Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 210Forested area (% of land area) 2011 85.4CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 2 572/1.7Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 651.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)2 842 qTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)23.3/28.6 qa Official rate. b Libreville. c African population. d 2011. e Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire (WorldBank). f The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.2. g Break in series; data not strictly comparable. hArrivals of non-resident tourists at Libreville airport. i Includes inactive subscribers. j ITU estimate. k2009. l 2000. m Data refer to foreign citizens. n UNESCO estimate. o 1999. p Estimates. q Based onmonthly averages for the period 1961-1990.World Statistics Pocketbook 75