Gabon

August 17, 1960 (from France). Slim coastline; undulating and densely wooded hinterland (approx. 80% wooded); some savannah areas in the eastern and southern parts. and two droughts (May - September peak drying season). Bapounou (22%), M'Bete (14%), Bandjabi (11%), Bakota (6%) and Myene (5%). myene, bateke, bapunou, banjabi, myene, bapounou, bang, bapounou.

Oil, NG, Diamond, Nickel, Mangane, H., U., Gold, Wood, Ferrous Metal Ores, hydro. Oil production and purification; mercury production; chemical products; marine repairs; textiles; food and beverages; manufacture of mines.

Gabun International travel information

To enter Gabon, a valid six-month or longer pass, a valid visas and a valid vaccine against the virus are necessary. More information on vaccinations can be found in the CDC health information for travellers to Gabon. A number of ways a tourist can obtain a Gabon immigration permit.

To obtain a Gabon entry permit, the most secure way is to file an application with the Embassy of the Gabonese Republic in Washington D.C. or the Consulate of the Gabonese Republic in New York before you leave. For more information on visas, please visit their web pages. Visitors can also request a visas on-line through the Gabon E-visa programme.

Requests filed on-line will be handled by the Direction Générale à la Documentation et l'Immigration (DGDI) and the visas will be given upon your arrivals at Libreville International Airport. Further information on the "E-Visa" programme can be found on the Immigration Gabon website. US nationals can now receive a U.S. citizen visas upon arriving at the airports.

Though the programme has been started, there are cases of airline companies that refuse to provide a Gabon embarkation card for trips to Gabon if a traveller is not able to present a Gibun type GV before leaving. Temporary guests may remain in Gabon for up to 90 nights. Citizens with a card de sejour must apply for an entry visas at the DGDI before leaving Gabon.

It can take up to several months or even a few working hours to apply for an emigration permit, which can make an emergencies trip more complicated. Gabun may refuse to allow persons from Ebola virus (EVD) affected states. Information on double citizenship, the fight against the kidnapping of children and information on custom matters can be found on our website. In Gabon, particularly in Libreville and Port Gentil, there may be spontaneous demonstrations and protest.

Typical ways in which the law enforcement and law enforcement agencies dispel masses of people are with lacrimal gases or other means. In Libreville and Port Gentil, vehicle burglary and domestic burglary are still a major concern. Identify yourself at all time to minimise the risks of nuisance at policing stations. If there' s a fire, call 18 in Libreville.

Call the U.S. Embassy at +(241) 01-45-71-00. 911 " to call the policemen is 177 (not available on all mobile phones). 01-76-55-85 in Libreville and 01-55-22-54 (Central Policy Station) or 07-36-22-25 in Port Gentil.

You will find useful hints under Safe Travelling Abroad. Immigrant violations: US nationals who work or live in Gabon must respect Gabon' s migration legislation. They should seek the advice of a Gabonian attorney to ensure respect for migration and residency legislation. When you are apprehended or imprisoned, ask the U.S. Embassy to be notified immediately.

Gabon's main French is its main foreign tongue. They should always have an identity card and evidence of Gabon's immigrant state. For example, a residency card (carte de séjour), a US-Pass or a certified copy of the biographical information of your US-Pass and your Gabon visas. Gabon Town Council office can certify copies of passports for a small charge.

To a large extent, Gabun is a money market. The law does not restrict same-sex relationships or the organisation of LGBTI meetings in Gabun. For more information, please see our LGBTI Trip Information page and Section 6 of our Human Rights Disclosure. Please see our page International Student and FBI Travelling Hints. The health care institutions in the large towns of Gabun are restricted, but can cover the fundamental needs.

In Gabon, there is a general reluctance to accept major debit and debit card payments, and almost always there is a demand from banks for payments in euros before they provide them. In case of urgent health care in Libreville, the El Rapha Polyclinic, a privately owned hospital, can be contacted at 07 98 66 60. You can request an ambulance directly from El Ralpha or from the fixed network of Gabonese Telecommunications for other rescue teams (SMUR, SAMU).

Travellers are regularly detained at policing points in towns and on inland highways. In the case of regular stoppages, they may request an occasional bribe. 4x4 cars are highly recommendable for driving on the asphalt pavement to Lambaréné, especially during the wet seasons. Breakdown service and rescue medicine are available in Libreville, but not always reliable.

There are petrol filling points along the major streets, but repairs are not always possible. US nationals may use Gabon for short-term tourism or commercial purposes provided they hold both a current US driving licence and an internationally recognised driving licence. If you live or work in Gabon (holder of a card de séjour), you must either obtain a gabonian driving licence (permis de conduire) or apply for your US driving licence at the Direction National de Transport Terrestre.

At any time, the following objects must be kept in the vehicle: the card size, certificate of insurances, certificate of inspections (visite technique), fire extinguishers (extincteur de feu), tripes and first aids kits (boite de sows de premiers secours). and they must be kept in the vehicles. Policemen can check whether the drivers have all the necessary documents and equipments when they stop a SUV on the street or at a check.

It' against the laws to use a mobile in Gabon while you' re there. You should do this when you drive a car or as a co-driver in a taxi: Thefters can open car door locks to grab valuable items even in the daytime. Do not use any means of transport throughout Libreville because of the high danger of serious and deadly traffic accident.

From Libreville to Franceville there is an Intercity network with stations in many small communities. For more information, please consult the website of the Gabon Tourist Office and the Gabon Highway Security Agency. Nautical travel: Seafarers who plan a trip to Gabon should consult the web portal of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. Department of Transportation's Marine Security Communications with Industry) for advice and warnings.