Official nameRépublique Gabonaise (Gabonese Republic)CapitalLibrevillePopulation estimate (2015)1·73 millionInternet domain extension.gaCurrencyThe unit of currency is the franc CFA (XAF).TerritoryGabon is bounded in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, north by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon and east and south by the Republic of the Congo.LanguageThe official language is French.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words