Gabon
Gabonese Republic
Gabon (GA, GAB) is a country in Middle Africa, with Libreville as its capital. The currency is the Central African CFA Franc (XAF, FCFA). The international dialling code is +241; mobile numbers are written like 06 03 12 34. The time zone is Africa/Libreville. Official language: French.
CurrencyXAFFCFA
Dial code+241e.g. 06 03 12 34
Time zoneLibrevilleUTC+01:00
LanguageFrench
CapitalLibreville
Population2.5M267.7K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Gabonese Republic
- Native name
- Gabon
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- GA
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- GAB
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 266
- IOC code
- GAB
- Demonym
- Gabonese
- Capital
- Libreville
- Region
- Africa › Middle Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Middle Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .ga
- Coordinates
- -1, 11.75
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Population
- 2,455,110
- GDP
- $48.2B ($19.6K per person)
- Literacy
- 89%
- Landlocked
- No
Currency
Central African CFA Franc XAF
- Symbol
- FCFA
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 FCFA
Languages
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Libreville | UTC+01:00 | none | West Africa Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +241
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 7–8 digits
- Emergency number
- 18 pattern 1(?:3\d\d|730|8)
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 1441234 | +241 1441234 | XXXXXXX | 8 |
| Mobile | 06 03 12 34 | +241 6 03 12 34 | XX XX XX XX | 7, 8 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d)(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [2-7] | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 0 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 11|[67] | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Gabon) locale (fr-GA), amounts in XAF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XAF)
- 1 234 568 FCFA
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 FCFA)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFA (BEAC)
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C