Flag of Gabon
What the flag means
- Green — the forests
- Yellow — the equator and the sun
- Blue — the sea
Design set by: Constitution de la République gabonaise (2024), Article premier · Adopted 1960
Highlights
- 🦍 Loango's gorillas, elephants
- 🌳 Mostly covered in rainforest
- 🏖️ Beaches with 'surfing hippos'
- 🐘 Rich wildlife and nature
- 🌍 Africa's pristine ecosystems
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Population
- 2,593,130 people (2025)
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Capital
- Libreville
- Languages
- French, Fang
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Horizontal tricolors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution de la République gabonaise (2024), Article premier
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States