Birth rate: 27.6 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 16.83 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 96.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 50.08 years male: 48.94 years female: 51.26 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.73 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality: noun: Gabonese (singular and plural) adjective: Gabonese
Ethnic groups: Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 6,000 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Religions: Christian 55%-75%, Muslim less than 1%, animist