Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Gabon We advise caution when travelling to Gabon. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Gabon shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Gabon), the Advisory Index is 3.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Cameroon (3.2), Equatorial Guinea with 3 and Republic of the Congo with 2.7 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Gabon. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Gabon.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Gabon.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Gabon from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Updated travel advisory level due to civil unrest. Exercise increased caution in Gabon due to civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire travel advisory. Exercise Increased Caution in: Libreville and Port Gentil due to crime, which can include robbery, vehicle break-ins, and residential burglaries. There is an increased military presence ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Gabon. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Gabon changed from 3.5 to 4.3. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Gabon to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Gabon changed from 3.3 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Gabon to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Gabon changed from 2.8 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Gabon to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Gabon to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Gabon changed from 2.3 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Gabon with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Gabon changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Gabon with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Gabon with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Gabon with a rating of 3.0.
Gabon with its capital Libreville is a country in Africa (Middle Africa), slightly smaller than Colorado (267,667 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The climate can be described as tropical; always hot, humid. The landscape is narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south. With a population of about 1.48 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Libreville |
| Population | about 1.48 million |
| Size | 267.667 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Colorado |
| Common languages | French |
| Currency | Franc (short: XAF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +241 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ga |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | GA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | GAB |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 266 |
These are problems Gabon is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Gabon. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Gabon.
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Gabon is currently rated at 3,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Gabon.
Visiting the country Gabon is usually fine. The score is at 3,5 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Gabon.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Gabon. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Gabon.
Gabon has a size of 267,667 km² or 103,347 mi² which is slightly smaller than Colorado.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Cameroon (3.2)
Equatorial Guinea (3.0)
Republic of the Congo (2.7)
France (Europe)
Faroe Islands (Europe)
United Kingdom (Europe)
Grenada (North America)