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Capital: Libreville
Area: 267,667 sq km / 103,319 sq ml
Language: French, Bantu
Currency: Franc CFA
Population: 1,321,560
Life expectancy: 52 (men), 55 (women)
Literacy rate: 61%
Religions: Roman Catholic, Muslim, animist
Physical features: Narrow coastal plain rises to hilly interior, nearly whole of country is tropical rainforest
Ethnic distribution: 4 main groups of over 40 Bantu groups, Fang, Eshira, Mbede and Okande
Exports: Petroleum, manganese, uranium, timber and wood products
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