Capital

Gabun

name: Libreville

geographic coordinates: 0 23 N, 9 27 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: original site settled by freed slaves and the name means "free town" in French; named in imitation of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone

Litauen

name: Vilnius

geographic coordinates: 54 41 N, 25 19 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: named after the Vilnia River, which flows into the Neris River at Vilnius; the river name derives from the Lithuanian word "vilnis" meaning "a surge"

Citizenship

Gabun

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Gabon

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Litauen

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Lithuania

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Legal system

Gabun

mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law

Litauen

civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court

Suffrage

Gabun

18 years of age; universal

Litauen

18 years of age; universal

Area

Gabun

total: 267,667 sq km

land: 257,667 sq km

water: 10,000 sq km

Litauen

total: 65,300 sq km

land: 62,680 sq km

water: 2,620 sq km

Land use

Gabun

agricultural land: 19% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 81% (2018 est.)

other: 0% (2018 est.)

Litauen

agricultural land: 44.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 34.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 9.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 34.6% (2018 est.)

other: 20.6% (2018 est.)

Location

Gabun

Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Litauen

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus

Age structure

Gabun

0-14 years: 35.04% (male 424,741/female 415,342)

15-64 years: 60.76% (male 765,729/female 690,931)

65 years and over: 4.2% (2023 est.) (male 50,920/female 49,705)

Litauen

0-14 years: 15.3% (male 208,669/female 197,728)

15-64 years: 63.11% (male 821,319/female 854,763)

65 years and over: 21.59% (2023 est.) (male 197,217/female 376,059)

Birth rate

Gabun

25.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Litauen

9.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Gabun

5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Litauen

15.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Gabun

French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Litauen

Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Pasaulio enciklopedija – naudingas bendrosios informacijos šaltinis. (Lithuanian)

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Life expectancy at birth

Gabun

total population: 70 years (2023 est.)

male: 68.3 years

female: 71.8 years

Litauen

total population: 76 years (2023 est.)

male: 70.6 years

female: 81.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Gabun

870,000 LIBREVILLE (capital) (2023)

Litauen

541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2023)

Median age

Gabun

total: 21.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 22.2 years

female: 21.3 years

Litauen

total: 45 years (2023 est.)

male: 40.6 years

female: 49 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Gabun

19.6 years (2012 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Litauen

28.2 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Gabun

3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Litauen

-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Gabun

the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest as shown in this population distribution map

Litauen

fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda

Population growth rate

Gabun

2.39% (2023 est.)

Litauen

-1.04% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Gabun

3.26 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Litauen

1.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Gabun

urban population: 91% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Litauen

urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Gabun

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Litauen

4% of GDP (2019 est.)

Litauen

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Gabun

-1.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Litauen

0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Gabun

3.2% (2021 est.)

Litauen

8.58% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Gabun

718,400 (2021 est.)

Litauen

1.476 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Gabun

33.4% (2017 est.)

Litauen

20.6% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Gabun

22.26% (2021 est.)

21.97% (2020 est.)

20.74% (2019 est.)

Litauen

7.9% (2021 est.)

8.49% (2020 est.)

6.26% (2019 est.)

Public debt

Gabun

62.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

64.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

Litauen

53.28% of GDP (2020 est.)

42.66% of GDP (2019 est.)

39% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Gabun

1.18% (2020 est.)

2.46% (2019 est.)

4.75% (2018 est.)

Litauen

4.68% (2021 est.)

1.2% (2020 est.)

2.33% (2019 est.)

Exports

Gabun

$10.8 billion (2019 est.)

$9.533 billion (2018 est.)

$9.145 billion (2017 est.)

Litauen

$53.397 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$41.721 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$42.323 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Gabun

China 63%, Singapore 5% (2019)

Litauen

Russia 10%, Latvia 9%, Germany 8%, Poland 7%, United States 6% (2021)

Imports

Gabun

$5.02 billion (2019 est.)

$4.722 billion (2018 est.)

$4.749 billion (2017 est.)

Litauen

$50.377 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$36.414 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$39.419 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Gabun

France 22%, China 17%, Belgium 6%, United States 6%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)

Litauen

Poland 12%, Germany 12%, Russia 11%, Latvia 8%, Netherlands 5% (2021)

Airports

Gabun

44 (2021)

Litauen

61 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Gabun

total: 44,607 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2020 est.)

Litauen

total: 796,814 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Gabun

total: 1.656 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 72% (2021 est.)

Litauen

total: 2.436 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 87% (2021 est.)

Railways

Gabun

total: 649 km (2014)

standard gauge: 649 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

Litauen

total: 1,911 km (2020) 152 km electrified

Roadways

Gabun

total: 14,300 km (2001)

paved: 900 km (2001)

unpaved: 13,400 km (2001)

Litauen

total: 84,166 km (2012)

paved: 72,297 km (2012) (includes 312 km of expressways)

unpaved: 11,869 km (2012)

Telephones - fixed lines

Gabun

total subscriptions: 31,708 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2021 est.)

Litauen

total subscriptions: 290,711 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Gabun

total subscriptions: 3,144,609 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 134 (2021 est.)

Litauen

total subscriptions: 3,726,653 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 134 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Gabun

1,600 km (2010) (310 km on Ogooue River)

Litauen

441 km (2007) (navigable year-round)

Disputes - international

Gabun

dispute with Equatorial Guinea over Mbane Island and lesser islands in the Corisco Bay submitted to ICJ in 2016

Litauen

Lithuania-Belarus: as of January 2007, ground demarcation of the boundary with Belarus was complete and mapped with final ratification documents in preparation

Lithuania-Lativa: boundary demarcated with Latvia was completed in 1998

Lithuania-Russia: Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999; Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as a EU member state having an external border with a non-EU member, to strict Schengen border rules; in January 2018, demarcation of the Lithuania-Russia border was completed