| Terrain Gabon :
| narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
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| Natural hazards Gabon :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Gabon :
| deforestation; poaching
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| Environment international agreements party to Gabon :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
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| Geography note Gabon :
| a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity
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| Flag description Gabon :
| three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue
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| Agriculture products Gabon :
| cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish
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| Industries Gabon :
| petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, and gold mining; chemicals; ship repair; food and beverage; textile; lumbering and plywood; cement
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