Gabon, West African country with the Atlantic as its western border is also bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Congo. Its area is slightly less than Colorado's. Most of the country are covered by a dense tropical forest.
In the 1470s, Portuguese navigators found the Ogooué estuary, and shortly thereafter they began to trade with coastal merchants for slaves who had been acquired in the interior. The Portuguese were followed by Dutch, English, and French traders, and by the late 18th cent. the French had gained a dominant position. Despite the abolition of the slave trade (1815) by the Congress of Vienna, slaves continued to be exported from the Gabon coast until the 1880s, although French naval patrols succeeded in reducing the number exported annually.
In 1839, the French founded their first settlement on the left bank of the Gabon estuary and gradually occupied the hinterland during the second half of the 19th century. The land became a French territory in 1888, an autonomous republic within the French Union after World War II, and an independent republic on Aug. 17, 1960.
In 1958, the nation turned into a French community and self-representing. The banner of Gabon was tricolor of four green, one yellow, and 4 blue stripes. The banner had a French tricolor in the canton. In 1960, the nation turned into a recently independent Republic of Gabon.
The banner of Gabon was authoritatively received by Gabon in August 1960. Their military airship has a roundel. Green is the inside circle and is encompassed by the yellow and the blue in just equal groups. Blue is the peripheral shading.
The flag of Gabon has three equally sized horizontal bands of green on the top band, yellow in the middle band and blue as the lower band. The green color represents the green of the forest. With the equator crossing the country, their forest is very lush and green. The blue color represents the sea. Yellow is said to represent the country's other natural resources and the Equator line which pass through the country. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Gabon Flag for the future.
In the 1470s, Portuguese navigators found the Ogooué estuary, and shortly thereafter they began to trade with coastal merchants for slaves who had been acquired in the interior. The Portuguese were followed by Dutch, English, and French traders, and by the late 18th cent. the French had gained a dominant position. Despite the abolition of the slave trade (1815) by the Congress of Vienna, slaves continued to be exported from the Gabon coast until the 1880s, although French naval patrols succeeded in reducing the number exported annually.
In 1839, the French founded their first settlement on the left bank of the Gabon estuary and gradually occupied the hinterland during the second half of the 19th century. The land became a French territory in 1888, an autonomous republic within the French Union after World War II, and an independent republic on Aug. 17, 1960.
In 1958, the nation turned into a French community and self-representing. The banner of Gabon was tricolor of four green, one yellow, and 4 blue stripes. The banner had a French tricolor in the canton. In 1960, the nation turned into a recently independent Republic of Gabon.
The banner of Gabon was authoritatively received by Gabon in August 1960. Their military airship has a roundel. Green is the inside circle and is encompassed by the yellow and the blue in just equal groups. Blue is the peripheral shading.
The flag of Gabon has three equally sized horizontal bands of green on the top band, yellow in the middle band and blue as the lower band. The green color represents the green of the forest. With the equator crossing the country, their forest is very lush and green. The blue color represents the sea. Yellow is said to represent the country's other natural resources and the Equator line which pass through the country. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Gabon Flag for the future.
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