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Gabon

Capital: Libreville

  • Forest covers about 89.3 per cent of Gabon's land area, so most of the country is trees.
  • The Ogooué River is about 1,200 km long and is the largest river in Gabon.
  • Lopé National Park, a UNESCO site since 2007, has over 1,000 wild primates and some of the highest forest elephant densities.

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