OFID Member Countries
Official country name: Gabonese Republic
National capital: Libreville
Location: An equatorial country on the west coast of Africa, with Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to the north and the Republic of the Congo to the south and east.
Area: 268,000 km2
| Natural Resources: | petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore |
| Structure of output (value added, % of GDP): | agriculture 7.6%, industry 50.6%, services 41.7% (2001) |
| Population: | 1.3 million (2001) |
| Urban population: | 82.2% (2001) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years, 2000): | 52.7 |
| Population growth rate: | 2.5% (2001) |
| Principal exports: | petroleum and petroleum products, timber, manganese, uranium |
| Exports of goods and services: | US$1.83 billion (2000) |
| Principal imports: | machinery and transport equipment, basic manufactured goods, food products, chemicals and related products |
| Imports of goods and services: | US$1.72 billion (2000) |
| GDP: | US$4.8 billion (2001) |
| Annual growth: | 2.4% (2001) |
| GDP per capita: | US$3,846 (2001) |
| Inflation (annual %): | 2.1% (2001) |
| Total external debt: | US$4.1 billion (1999) |
| Total debt service: | US$0.54 billion (1999) |
| Debt service (% of exports of goods and services, 2000): | 15.0% |
| National currency: | CFA Franc |
| Average exchange rate: | CFAF 733 = US$1 (2001) |
| OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member: | H.E. Mr. Paul Toungui, Minister of Economy, Finance, Budget and Privatization |
| OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative: | Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Economy, Finance, Budget and Privatization |
| OPEC Fund Governing Board Alternate: | H.E. Mr. Gustave Bongo, Secretary General, Ministry of Economy, Finance, Budget and Privatization |