The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July

       2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 42.2% (male 286,819; female 285,184)

       15–64 years: 53.7% (male 362,311; female 365,132)

       65 years and over: 4.1% (male 23,157; female 32,643) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 18.5 years

       male: 18.3 years

       female: 18.8 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       2.5% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       36.4 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       11.43 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 54.34 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 44.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 64.15 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 56.46 years

       male: 54.85 years

       female: 58.12 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       4.8 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       8.1% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       48,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       3,000 (2003 est.)

      Major infectious diseases:

       typhoid fever, malaria

       overall degree of risk: very high (2004)

      Nationality:

       noun: Gabonese (singular and plural)

       adjective: Gabonese

      Ethnic groups:

       Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou,

       Nzebi, Obamba), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including

       10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality

      Religions:

       Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%

      Languages:

       French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 63.2%

       male: 73.7%

       female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

      Government Gabon

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Gabonese Republic

       conventional short form: Gabon

       local short form: Gabon

       local long form: Republique Gabonaise

      Government type:

       republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties

       legalized in 1990)

      Capital:

       Libreville

      Administrative divisions:

       9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga,

       Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem

      Independence:

       17 August 1960 (from France)

      National holiday:

       Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March (1968)

      Constitution:

       adopted 14 March 1991

      Legal system:

       based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review

       of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court;

       has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       21 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President El Hadj Omar BONGO (since 2 December 1967)

       head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Francois NTOUTOUME-EMANE

       (since 23 January 1999)

       cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in

       consultation with the president

       elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term;

       election last held 6 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2005); prime

       minister appointed by the president

       election results: President El Hadj Omar BONGO reelected; percent of

       vote - El Hadj Omar BONGO 66.6%, Pierre MAMBOUNDOU 16.5%, Fr. Paul

       M'BA-ABESSOLE 13.4%

      Legislative branch:

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