gabon

area
population
capital
head of state
official language
currency
exchange rate

(source: lonely planet)

267,670 sq km
1.2 million
libreville
el hadj omar bongo
french
central african cfa
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for current exchange rates

this information comes from a visit to the country in january 2002. things might have changed since then. these are my personal impressions and it's well possible that other travellers will not share my views.

abidjan: issued the same day without a problem, cfa 35·000. this is for a double entry TRANSIT visa (two 7-day entries within one month). the embassy is in cocody

lome: issued in 24 hours for CFA 50’000 (single entry for 30 days).  (GPS N 6*10,034 / E 1*13,563)

getting in and out

departure tax usd 20.--

places to stay

the taxi drivers at the airport know a lot of budget hotels and guesthouses

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