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The name: the Republic of Gabon (The Gabonese Republic, La République Gabonaise)Independence Day: August 17 (1960)National Day: August 17 (1960)Flag: a rectangular, long and wide as the ratio of 4:3.Top-down by the green, yellow and blue cross of three parallel rectangular composition.Green symbolizes the rich forest resources, Gabon as the "wood", "Green the country"; yellow symbol of the sun; symbol of the blue ocean.National Emblem: by a huge US-Austrian Kan tree, a shield emblem and animals, such as pictorial composition.Austrian Kan tree symbol of the United States and the country rich in forest resources.Shield logo from the surface of a three-colored flag, green for the top three on the golden circle, symbol of Gabon's rich mineral resources; bottom for hanging the national flag at sea sailing yachts, the symbol of national progress and the will of activities on the sea The importance of the country.Shield emblem on both sides have a Panthers, Shoudai at the top of the Latin words with "one heart and one mind and courageously forward," Shoudai blue on the bottom of the French said "unity, hard-working, justice."National political figures: President El Hadj Omar Bongo (El Hadj Omar Bongo), 1967年11月successor President, in February 1973 formally elected president in 1979, 1986, 1993, 1998 and November 2005 re-election , In January 2006 once again sworn into office.Physical Geography: 267,667 square km area.Located in the central and western Africa, which the Department of Trans-equatorial, west by the Atlantic Ocean.East, South and Congo (Brazzaville) for the neighbors, North and Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea border.A coastline of 800 km.For the coastal plain, south of the more dunes, lagoons and marshes, the northern section of a cliff between the waterfront.Mainland for the plateau, 500-800 meters above sea level.Ibn Kyrgyz mountains 1,575 meters high, is the highest point.Ogooue r. from east to west across the whole territory.Typical of the equatorial rain forest climate, high-temperature wet year, the average temperature of 26 ℃.Gabon is rich in forest resources and forest area of the country's total land area of 85 percent, known as Africa's "green gold of the country.""Green gold place" - GabonPopulation: 150 million (2005).Gabon is a multi-ethnic country, the Bantu have more than 40 ethnic tribes, mainly Youfang people (accounting for 31 percent of the population), Bapu Nu people (22 percent), more than 3,000 ethnic pygmies.The official language is French.National language Youfang language, Miyet, language and Pakistan too Kay language.Catholic residents accounted for 50 percent, Christian Protestant, 20 percent, Muslim 10 per cent and the rest believe in primitive religion.Gabon in December the rural sceneryCapital: Libreville (Libreville), the population over 40 million (1999).Gabon, Equatorial online commemorative logo.The signs have drawn the map of Gabon and a parrot, is next to the text "of the old Soviet Union in your fledgling security guards under the equatorial trip.""So ancient," the local word for parrot, native language, some tribes seen as Shenniao.Administrative Division: country is divided into nine provinces (Estuary Province, Wei Guo Bin Haiao provinces, Nyanga Province, Guo Wei in the Austrian province of Upper fruit Wei, Guo Wei Austria - Luoluo Province, Guo Wei Austria - Iraq - Many provinces, TU ancient death provinces, Wole - Ntem province), administered 44 states, eight counties and 12 cities.Following is in the village.History: 12th century AD Bantu people migrating from Africa to eastern Gabon, in ogooue r. the two sides established a number of tribal kingdom.The first to the 15th century the Portuguese coast of Gabon to the slave trade.France gradually penetrated the 18th century.1861-1891 throughout occupied by France.1910 was designated as French Equatorial Africa one of the four territories.1911 France will Gabon four territories transferred to Germany, Gabon reverted to France after the First World War.Early in 1957 to become "semi-autonomous republic."1958 became "the French Community," the "Autonomous Republic."August 17, 1960 declared independence, but remain in "the French Community".1961 Democratic League General Secretary Laiangmuba elected first president and form a government.February 1964, the army launched the coup, France sent troops to interfere, the coup failed, Muba back to power.Muba died in 1967, succeeded by Vice President Bongo.February 1973 formally elected President Bongo.Gabon has more than 40 tribes, each tribe has its own unique culture.Its charming African dance, wild uninhibited; Hangyunliushui the soil as the wind song,High agitation, the performance of the exotic tropical style.Map of the northern tribal dancePolitics: the current constitution on March 26, 1991 promulgated.Gabon implementation of the separation of powers provisions of the Constitution, political parties under the multi-party democratic principles participate in the elections.President by direct universal suffrage, renewable term.President is head of state and armed forces supreme commander, the right to dissolve parliament, appoint the Prime Minister in the Prime Minister and the suggestion of the appointment of members of the Government, presided over the Council of Ministers.President and prime minister have shared the highest authority.Prime Minister in charge of the president and parliament.April 1997 through the constitutional amendment to abolish the maximum age limit for presidential candidates; president vacancies, by the President of the Senate or the first deputy speaker, took the presidential mandate, and in 30 to 40 days in the organization of presidential elections, took the presidential mandate of the people can not Participate in the presidential election; new constitution also provides for the establishment of vice president positions, appointment and removal by the president, vice president, responsible for the president, the president completed the tasks assigned, in a presidential election or the President of vacancies during the post of vice president immediately suspended.Legislative power by the National Assembly and the Senate, its main function is to formulate laws and supervision of government work and approval to declare war, and so on.Regular meeting, held twice a year.Members of the two houses were directly and indirectly elected by universal suffrage for a term of 5 years and 6 years.Africa's tropical flavor of the very halls decorated GabonEconomy: the only French-speaking Africa is classified as "middle income" countries.Post-independence economy was developing rapidly.Oil-based mining industry developed rapidly, and industrial and agricultural foundation is weak.Oil, manganese, uranium and timber has four pillars of the economy.Gabon is rich in mineral resources.It was black Africa's third-largest oil-producing countries, oil export revenue in the gross domestic product of more than 50 percent.Has proven recoverable oil reserves of about 400 million tons.Manganese ore reserves of 200 million tons, 25 percent of the world total, ranking No. 4, the world's third-largest producing and exporting countries, yield stability in recent years around 2 million tons, known as "black gold country" the United StatesGabon reflect tribal women满载而归oil painting.Fitch.High grade uranium deposits, the reserves are approximately 36,000 tons, ranking second in Africa.Niobium ore reserves of about 400,000 tons, accounting for 5% of the total world reserves.Iron ore reserves of 8 to 1 billion tons, more than 60 percent of the grade.Niobium ore reserves of about 400,000 tons, of the world's total reserves of 5 percent.Gabon is the world's largest producer of manganese dioxide, produced 50 percent of world production.There are other deposits of phosphate, gold, barite, nickel, chromium, zinc, and so on.Gabon is known as the country's reputation of forests, lush forests, many types.22 million hectares of forest area, the country's total land area of 85%, wood reserves are approximately 400 million cubic meters, ranking third in Africa, the main species have Okur-Otsego wood and wood, wood-Okur of the Volume 1 . 300 million cubic meters, with an annual output of 2.5 million cubic meters, ranking first in the world.Gabon mining industry is the main sectors of the economy.The early 1960s began developing the oil, 95 percent of its oil for export, the export earnings of GDP accounted for about 41 percent, 80 percent of total exports, the national financial revenue 62 percent.A major oil refining industry, wood processing and food processing.The slow development of agriculture and animal husbandry, grain, meat, vegetables, eggs can not be self-sufficiency in food need to import 60 percent.Arable land area of the land area of less than 2% of the rural population accounting for 27 percent of the population.Major agricultural products are cassava, plantain, maize, yam, taro, cocoa, coffee, vegetables, rubber, palm oil, and so on.The main export oil, timber, manganese and uranium; imports of food, light industry products, machinery and equipment.France is the main trading partner and other Western countries.Gabon's leisure lifeGabonese tribal mask unique>>Full of tribal culture and the tropical atmosphere can be seen everywhere in Gabon LangzhuPress and Publications: founded in December 1973 the "unity" Gabon is the most influential newspapers, 1990 "revitalization" and "News", "cicada-Ming", and so has founded.The "revitalization" of the organ of the Democratic Party; "News" is the opposition National Union organ of the loggers, "cicada-Ming" for private newspapers, are French.Gabon news agency for the official news agency, founded in November 1966.Gabon, the first radio station was built in 1959, has, shortwave and FM transmitters, with French radio, for the state-run radio stations.The second radio station established in 1973.In addition, Moya than short-wave radio for Africa (a), "radio solidarity", "home station", "Solar radio" five private radio stations, of which "Africa, one Taiwan" built in 1981, the joint venture for the additive, More influential in Africa.Gabon, a TV built in 1963, a state-owned, with broadcast stations in the provinces.Covering the city of Libreville, Gabon television built in 1973.There are also private television stations, such as "African television (TV three)", "Taiwan's closed-circuit television (Dianshisitai)", "TV plus Taiwan," and other private cable television station.Gabon and Central rural areas, with women in the belly of a brewing palm wine bottles.Diplomacy: pursue all-round, non-alignment, international cooperation and good-neighborly and friendly policy.Promote diplomatic modernization and to adapt to the globalization of trade and economy, science and technology, the rapid development of the information needs of advocating the development of South-South cooperation, North-South dialogue, establish a new international economic order; opposed to any country to dominate the world, that countries, big or small, should be equal, and safeguarding national Independence and sovereignty and oppose interference in internal affairs of other countries; stressed that good-neighborly friendship and solidarity in Africa; advocate of "dialogue, tolerance and peace" principle to deal with international relations; promoted through dialogue, reconciliation, consensus and non-violent resolution of global and regional conflict.Relations with China: April 20, 1974, Gabon and China established diplomatic relations.Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, bilateral relations have developed smoothly.Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo has visited China eight times.Chinese leaders have on many occasions to visit Canada.February 2004, President Hu Jintao on a state visit to Gabon, and put forward three suggestions of Sino-Canadian relations, and the two countries issued a joint communique.September 2004, President Bongo on a state visit to China.January 9, 2003, China built the building in Libreville, Gabon, the Senate held a formal groundbreaking ceremony.2003 Sino-Canadian trade volume was 309 million U.S. dollars.China and Gabon relations flourishReproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-05/24/content_407307.htm

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