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Country name Gabon, in 35 editions.
The entry for Gabon published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Gabonese Republic
Gabonese Republic
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form:
Gabonese Republic
conventional short form:
Gabon
local long form:
Republique Gabonaise
local short form:
Gabon
The entry for Gabon did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique Gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique Gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic conventional short form: Gabon local long form: Republique Gabonaise local short form: Gabon
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique Gabonaise local short form: Gabon
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local short form: Gabon long form: Republique Gabonaise
local
local short form: Gabon
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique Gabonaise gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form:
Gabonese Republic
conventional short form:
Gabon
local long form:
Republique gabonaise Gabonaise
local short form:
Gabon
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 8 editions, 2016 to 2023.
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- Republique Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
- etymology:
- name originates from the Portuguese word "gabao" meaning "cloak," which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique Gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
etymology: name originates from the Portuguese word "gabao" meaning "cloak," which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- République Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
- etymology:
- name originates from the Portuguese word "gabao" meaning "cloak," which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique République Gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
etymology: name originates from the Portuguese word "gabao" meaning "cloak," which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville
- conventional long form:
- Gabonese Republic
- conventional short form:
- Gabon
- local long form:
- République Gabonaise
- local short form:
- Gabon
- etymology:
- name originates from the Portuguese word gabão, meaning "cloak," possibly used by early explorers to describe the shape of the Komo River estuary
conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: République Gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
etymology: name originates from the Portuguese word "gabao" gabão, meaning "cloak," which is roughly the shape that the possibly used by early explorers gave to describe the estuary shape of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville estuary
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Gabon: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/gabon/country-name.