| Capital | nombre: Libreville coordenadas geográficas: 0 23 N, 9 27 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: original site settled by freed slaves and the name means "free town" in French; named in imitation of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone |
| División administrativa | 9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem |
| Independencia | 17 Agosto 1960 (from France) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 17 Agosto (1960) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1961; latest drafted Mayo 1990, adoptada 15 Marzo 1991, promulgada 26 Marzo 1991 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the Council of Ministers, or by one third of either house of Parliament; passage requires Constitutional Court evaluation, at least two-thirds majority vote of two thirds of the Parliament membership convened in joint session, and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on Gabon’s democratic form of government cannot be modificada; modificada several times, last in 2011 (2017) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Ali BONGO Ondimba (desde 16 October 2009) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Julien NKOGHE BEKALE (desde 15 January 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 August 2016 (next to be held in August 2023); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Ali BONGO Ondimba reelected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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