Gabon Religion
About Gabon - US Embassy, Libreville
The official language is French, and the literacy rate is estimated at over 60%. Christianity is the major religion in Gabon. Information for this page is from the CIA Factbook on Gabon ... [Read More]
Gabon
The country has a total area of 103,347 square miles, and its population is approximately 1.2 million. Major religions practiced in the country include Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, and traditional indigenous religions. Government statistics indicate that approximately 60 percent of the country's citizens practice Christianity, almost 40 percent practice traditional indigenous religions, and only 1 percent practice Islam. However, Muslims make up a much larger proportion of the total population, especially among noncitizens. Many persons practice both elements of Christianity and elements of traditional indigenous religions. It is estimated that approximately 73 percent of the population, including noncitizens, practice at least some elements of Christianity, approximately 12 percent practice Islam, approximately 10 percent practice traditional indigenous religions exclusively, and approximately 5 percent practice no religion or are atheists. ... [Read More]
Gabon
The country has a total area of 103,347 square miles and its population is 1,225,000. Major religions practiced in the country include Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, and traditional indigenous religions. Government statistics indicate that approximately 60 percent of the country's citizens practice Christianity, almost 40 percent practice traditional indigenous religions, and only 1 percent practice Islam. However, Muslims make up a much larger proportion of the total population, especially among noncitizens. Many persons practice both elements of Christianity and elements of traditional indigenous religions. It is estimated that approximately 73 percent of the population practice at least some elements of Christianity, about 12 percent practice Islam, about 10 percent practice traditional indigenous religions exclusively, and about 5 percent practice no religion or are atheists. ... [Read More]
Gabon
The country has a total area of 103,347 square miles, and its population is approximately 1.3 million. Major religions practiced in the country include Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, and traditional indigenous religions. Government statistics indicate that approximately 60 percent of the country's citizens practice Christianity, almost 40 percent practice traditional indigenous religions, and 1 percent practice Islam. However, noncitizens constitute approximately 20 percent of the population; as a result, Muslims make up a much larger proportion of the total population. The country's President is a member of the Muslim minority. Many persons practice both elements of Christianity and elements of traditional indigenous religions. It is estimated that approximately 73 percent of the total population, including noncitizens, practice at least some elements of Christianity; approximately 12 percent practice Islam (of which 80 to 90 percent are foreigners); ... [Read More]
AISL - US Embassy, Libreville
The American International School of Libreville (AISL) is an independent, secular, non-profit educational organization that offers children of families residing in Gabon an English-language American education from pre-kindergarten through grade 8 regardless of their race, religion, or nationality. Grades above eighth are available at the approval of the Director. Curriculum and Admissions Faculty and Facility Mission and Beliefs ... [Read More]
About STP - US Embassy, Libreville
The official language is Portuguese, and the literacy rate is estimated at over 70%. Christianity is the major religion in STP. Some information for this page is from the CIA Factbook on STP ... [Read More]
Political Section - US Embassy, Libreville
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion. The generally amicable relationship among religions in society contributed to religious freedom. The U.S. Government discusses religious fr ... [Read More]
Gabon
There were occasional incidents of violence in which practitioners of some traditional indigenous religions inflicted bodily harm on other persons (see Section 5). However, the details of these incidents are uncertain. The Ministry of the Interior maintained that violence and bodily harm to others in the practice of a traditional religion is a criminal offense and is prosecuted vigorously. Media reports suggested that this was true; however, little information about such prosecutions or their results was available. ... [Read More]
Gabon
There were occasional incidents of violence in which practitioners of some traditional indigenous religions inflicted bodily harm on other persons (see Section 5). However, the details of these incidents were uncertain. The Ministry of the Interior maintained that violence and bodily harm to others in the practice of a traditional religion is a criminal offense and is prosecuted vigorously. Media reports suggested that this was true; however, little information about such prosecutions or their results was available. ... [Read More]
Gabon
There continued to be reports that practitioners of certain traditional indigenous religions inflicted bodily harm on other persons. ... c. Freedom of Religion ... [Read More]
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