gabon libreville key figures land area thousands of km 2 268 population 2005 1 384 gdp per capita ppp valuation 7 858 life expectancy 2000 54 6 illiteracy rate african economic outlook 2006 www oecd org dev publications africanoutlook all tables and graphs in this section are available excel format at http dx doi 10 1787 348406140330 afdb 271 is an intermediate income country terms but while growing the un human development report for 2004 says has slipped index thus assumption that good performance also advances does not hold true where poverty increasing despite s natural resources forests sea mines agriculture its results remain mediocre mainly because slow growth base increased reliance on non renewable economy highly dependent forestry mineral raw materials hence mercy changing international conditions government acknowledged oil production falling making efforts to stimulate other sectors achieve better
