Haut-Ogooué Province (Province du Haut-Ogooué)
Haut-Ogooué is the southeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of 36,547 km2. The provincial capital is Franceville. One of its primary industries is mining, with manganese, gold and uranium being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral francevillite takes its name from the primary city. It is the historical home of three cultures, the Obamba, Ndzebi and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities. In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup.
To the northeast, east, and south, Haut-Ogooué borders several regions of the Republic of the Congo:
* Cuvette-Ouest – northeast
* Cuvette – east
* Plateaux – southeast
* Lékoumou – south
* Niari – southwest
Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
* Ogooué-Lolo – west
* Ogooué-Ivindo – north
To the northeast, east, and south, Haut-Ogooué borders several regions of the Republic of the Congo:
* Cuvette-Ouest – northeast
* Cuvette – east
* Plateaux – southeast
* Lékoumou – south
* Niari – southwest
Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
* Ogooué-Lolo – west
* Ogooué-Ivindo – north
Map - Haut-Ogooué Province (Province du Haut-Ogooué)
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Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. Despite this, the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) remains the dominant party. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI in the region (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita (PPP) in all of Africa (after Seychelles, Mauritius, Equatorial Guinea and Botswana). Its GDP grew by more than 6% per year from 2010 to 2012.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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XAF | Central African CFA franc | Fr | 0 |
ISO | Language |
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FR | French language |