Gabon
By Nicole Nam

Gabon is a small country located in central Africa that has a brief history, a republic government, and a fine culture, Gabon has a positive future because Gabon has a lot of natural resources, lots of food are grown, major deposits of minerals, and fair living conditions.
First, let’s talk about the history. Little is known about Gabon before 1472 because the people in this region had no way of writing down their history. In 1492, Europeans arrived in area of modern Gabon under the command of Portuguese captains named Lopes Gonsalvo and Fernan Vaz. The French established a permanent naval and trading post here in 1839. In the 1880s, the Fang and other tribes migrated to Gabon. Later, the French gained control over coast …show more content…
They have ethnicities there that include the Fang, the Eshira, and the Bapounou. Gabon has a population of 1.4 million. Their GDP is $36.35 billion and $22,900 per capita. However, more than half of the Gabonese people live on less than two dollars a day. It was hoped that income from new oil fields, to begin production in 2018, would help lower poverty rate. The life rate expectancy for both men and women is 52.04. The male expectancy is 51.56 and the women is 52.53. Gabon is hot and humid most of the year, but they get as much as 100 inches of rainfall throughout the country. (Grolier) Gabonese people wear western-style, brightly-colored clothes. Men predominantly wear jeans and t-shirts and women wear modern dress and skirts often with detailed embroidery. (Athem Culture) Did you know that 90% Gabonese children go to primary schools? The number of people going to secondary schools are increasing rapidly. Over half the adults can read and write. They have two universities, the Omar Bongo University in Libreville and the University of Science and Technology of Masuku in Franceville. Music is a major role in their ceremonies, but it is little known to them compared to the D.R.C. and Cameroon. Some sports they play are “football”, basketball, and boxing. “Football” or known as soccer is a national sport in Gabon. Basketball and boxing is popular too. Most Gabonese people are Christians. Many practice traditional religions too. Less