The equator passes through Gabon

Gabon is one of only 13 countries in the world where the equator passes through. As a result, Gabon has an equatorial climate characterized by high humidity and warm temperatures. The rainy season begins in October and lasts until May. There is almost no rain between June and September, but humidity persists. As a result of climate information, you can plan your travel time.

A dense equatorial rainforest covers roughly three-fourths of the country, containing over 3,000 species of vegetation, including the okoumé, a hardwood tree that is the backbone of Gabon's timber industry. Antelope, monkeys, gorillas, numerous tropical birds, and elephants of various species live in the rainforest. In the country's center, Lopé National Park (originally Lopé-Okanda Wildlife Reserve, founded in 1946) is one of several national parks. In 2007, the park and its associated archaeological sites were designated as the Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda by UNESCO. Gabon’s flag is a green, yellow and blue horizontally striped flag. The yellow represents the equator.