Gabon

Population: 1 million
Population Density: 12 per square mile
Industry: Oil processing, textiles
Crops: Cocoa, coffee, palm products
Minerals: Oil, manganese, uranium and iron
Arable land: 1%

Per capita Gross Domestic Product: $4900
Life Expectancy: Male 53, Female 59
Number of people per radio: 4.5
Number of people per television: 28
Number of people per telephone: 41
65% of the population is supported by agriculture

The heavily forested coastal plain reaches toward plateaus in northern, eastern and southern Gabon. All of the country is drained by the Ogooue River system.