Birth rate: 28.34 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 13.72 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 92.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55.14 years male: 52.31 years female: 58.06 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.93 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Gabonese (singular and plural) adjective: Gabonese
Ethnic divisions: Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings
(Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans
100,000, including 27,000 French
Religions: Christian 55%-75%, Muslim less than 1%, animist
Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira,
Bandjabi