Flag of Gabon

🎨 What the flag means

Gabon's flag has three stripes of green, yellow and blue. Green stands for the country's huge forests, yellow for the Equator, which crosses Gabon, and for the sun. Blue stands for the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon's long coast.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

2.3 million (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Libreville899 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The Equator passes right through Gabon.
2. Rainforest covers almost nine-tenths of Gabon's land.
3. More than half of all African forest elephants live in Gabon.