a country in west central Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. Population: 1,221,000 (2001). Capital: Libreville. officially Gabonese Republic Country, central Africa
Inlet of the Gulf of Guinea, western Gabon. Fed by the Como and Mbeï rivers, it is 40 mi (64 km) long and 9 mi (14 km) wide at its mouth. It was explored in the 1470s by Portuguese navigators and was long considered the finest harbour of the West African coast. Libreville is its main port