WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:

PROFILE

OFFICIAL NAME:

Gabonese Republic

Geography

Area: 267,667 sq. km. (103,347 sq. mi.); about the size of Colorado. Cities: Capital-Libreville (pop. 673,995). Other cities-Port-Gentil (118,940), Franceville. Terrain: Narrow coastal plain; hilly, heavi . . .

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