Language and Religion
Religions: Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1% (see Religion in Gabon)
Languages: French (official since colonial rule), Fang, Myene, Bateke, 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.)
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Gabon
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