General Reference
- Common English country name: Gabon
- Official English country name: The Gabonese Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Gabonese
- ISO country codes: GA, GAB, 266
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ga
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