Countries

Gabon

Gabon sits on the equator along Central Africa's Atlantic coast, and rainforest covers most of the country. Independent from France since 1960, it has a small population and an economy built largely on oil, timber and manganese.

A forest buffalo standing in long grass at the edge of dense forest in Loango National Park, Gabon

Loango National Park

Photo: Kurt Dundy at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0

Green for the forests, yellow for the equator and the sun, blue for the sea along the coast. Adopted in 1960, the year Gabon became independent from France.

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