Gabon: An Example For All of Africa The country of Gabon is praised as being one of the most successful countries in Africa. Gabon is a very diverse country in many ways. There are a variety of different tribes that call Gabon home. Also, the land differs through out the county. Gabon is one of the smaller countries of Africa with the area of 267,670 square miles. Comparatively, this is the almost the same size as Colorado. The terrain of this tiny country consists of narrow coastal plains; a hilly
The city of Cameroon is located near the border of the Atlantic Ocean, its neighbors are Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The republic of Cameroon is a democracy which grants executive powers and control to its president. The languages dominating this republic are English and French and has an area of 475,650 Km2 which will turn out to be slightly bigger than the state of California in size. The monetary unit in the republic of Cameroon is the Franc, it has been pegged to the euro since the early
Modern Gabon is a bustling nation of 1.7 million citizens with nearly 90 percent of its inhabitants living in urban areas (CIA 2014). It is a resource-rich state with significant oil deposits that account for “about 50% of its GDP, about 70% of [government] revenues, and 87% of goods exports” (CIA 2014). Gabon’s GDP per capita is four times that of the average West African country and it is classified by the World Bank as an upper-middle income nation (CIA 2014) (World Bank 2103). The key factor
Rankings: Gabon Uganda Liberia Mozambique Democratic Republic of Congo Niger #1. Gabon Gabon is a small country with a small population of 1.5 million. Its population is expected to double in 25 years. It is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa, and as such, also has the highest energy consumption per capita in Africa. The oil resources allow the small population to have a high GNP per capita of $14,500 (much higher than the other 6 countries). In addition to oil, it currently has a profuse
Every culture has its own unique values, beliefs and norms. Culture defines the identity and interests of a society. Understanding other’s culture is crucial in preparing ourselves for the global experience in the twenty-first century. As the world is becoming more connected to each other, interaction between cultures is unavoidable. I consider myself lucky to live in one of the most diverse cities in the world where I get chance to interact with people of different cultures. In this paper, I will
The oceans are a mysterious place, more so than outer space. Oceans are highly unexplored with only five percent of it, has been explored. That leaves ninety-five percent to be discovered. Despite the oceans playing roles in our climate to our air we breath we have not made it down too far. Filmmaker and explorer James Cameron took on Challenger Deep, the deepest spot in the ocean. Cameron made his descent into Challenger Deep at five fifty two local time. His descent took him two hours and thirty-six
sculpture is made of wood, brass tacks, and glass. Art pieces like “Reliquary Guardian” of the Obamba region and “Reliquary Guardian” of the Gabon are both made of wood and brass. Even from different regions, both sculptures have similar meanings. The “Reliquary Guardian” of the Obamba region represents a family’s ancestral honoring. The “Reliquary Guardian” from the Gabon region was created to protect a bark box with ancestral relics inside. In both faces of each sculpture, you can see how much they have
The Commercial Use of Mobile Telephones Around the 1980’s mobile telephones started showing up for commercial use. They were analog style, cumbersome and expensive to purchase. In the 1990’s digital technology was born and mobile phones became readily available to everyone and less expensive than the previous ten years. By 1998 over 30% of the world population within the areas of Europe, Asia, and North America had mobile telephones. With this type of usage of mobile telephones, Mobile Telephone
The Relationship Between the Population and the Life Expectancy of a Country My course work will be based on the possible relationship between the population and life expectancy of a country. I will be working from the internet to gain my information as it is easy, efficient and its content is up to date and reliable. The main sites that I will gather my information from are www.worldbank.org and www.worldatlas.com Also I will gain some statistical evidence from a book called 'world in figures'
Ebola Virus-www.nyu/education/mindsinmotion/Ebola/viro.html Ebola Virus Headquarters-www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/5738 Reemergence of Ebola Virus in Africa- www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/sanchez.html Deadly Ebola Virus a fact of life in Gabon- www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704?26/gabon.ebola The Ebola Virus-www.indep.k12.mo.us/ths/student/evans/evans1.html Ebola-www.netLibrary.com Ebola-www.encyclopedia.com
is death! Everyone has to eventually die but in African cultures they believe that there is life after death and this where ancestors reside. Art works are there to help serve as a point of contact between the living and the dead. In the country of Gabon in central Africa the Kota people have a guardian figure made to hold, honor and protect the bones on their ancestors. “The traditional religion of Kota centered around ancestors who are believed to wield power in the afterlife as they had as living
reused in the treatment of patients. Under-financed health care facilities in countries such as Zaire, Gabon, and Sudan find reusing needles a common practice. This contributes the vast amount of fatalities of this virus in these cities. The general geographic region that has been most affected by the different strains of the Ebola virus is Central Africa, namely the cities of Zaire, Sudan, and Gabon. The first known occurrence of Ebola was found in a man by the name of Charles Monet, who had currently
"What? Me worry?" - - Alfred E. Neuman Ebola. The name rings with the fear of a horrible death. The interesting thing is, it's not as bad a what you probably conjured up in your mind when you read "Ebola". The Western news media has significantly hyped up the dangers of the virus. In the US, Ebola is virtually synonymous with death! During the current unprecedented worldwide outbreak there have been about 5,000 deaths due to Ebola. Compare this with Influenza, which causes nearly 20,000 deaths
Transmission of the infection has additionally happened as an issue of hypodermic syringe being reused in the treatment of patients. Reusing needles is not a rare practice in creating nations, for example, Zaire, Gabon, and Sudan, where the medicinal services framework is extensively under-financed. Patients who have recouped from a sickness brought about by Ebola infection may not posture genuine danger for plague contamination. All things considered, the infection
I had the chance to live in very diverse linguistic environment. I was born in Romania and obviously the first language that I learned was Romanian. I the age of three I moved in Gabon, Africa, where the primary language was French. During my fifteen years in Africa I learned to speak the literary French, Verlan, and the French African dialect. As a kid, I could easily pick up words and understand languages. Therefore I very easily learned on my own to read and write in Romanian, I learned Spanish
LogoTHE CONGO Deforestation in the Congo Rainforest By Rhett Butler July 24, 2013 By Rhett Butler Google+ | Last updated 2016-Jan-23 Central Africa's deforestation rate since 1990 has been the lowest of any major forest region in the world. However there are still a number of threats to the health of the Congo rainforest and its residents. The biggest drivers of deforestation in the Congo rainforest over the past 20 years have been small-scale subsistence agriculture, clearing for charcoal
Samori Ture was one of the most influential leaders in Africa, especially in his revolutionary work against European colonization. He lived in the Malinke lands of West Africa, an area that includes modern-day countries of Mali, Ghana, and Guinea. Throughout his youth, he worked in the trading industry alongside his parents. When he was 20 years old, his mother was captured in a slave raid, and he offered to serve in the army of her captor in exchange for the release of his mother. Samori joined
celebrations are unique in other Spanish speaking countries because it is so far away. Equatorial Guinea is a country located in the western coast of Africa. The region is also known as Rio Muni. Equatorial Guinea borders a lot of countries which includes Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, and Cabinda. Equatorial Guinea is a country with interesting history. Equatoguineans are the people of Fang and Bubi that migrated there long time ago. Then the Portuguese came to Equatorial Guinea. The Spanish
“Doctors told to prepare for global outbreak after Ebola victim was allowed on two planes” - - www.mirror.co.uk Until the global outbreak of the Ebola virus in 2014, I heard of a real-life present-day killer virus. Of course, I learned about the Black Plague that occurred centuries ago killing millions of people. But in the modern day, no. It was horrifying. This paper will explore the origins, types, causes/effects, and what is being done to fight the spread of the Ebola virus – the Black
Imperialism in Africa took root in the late 19th century when European nations divided up the continent for their own benefit. Each nation practiced a certain type of rule over the Africans of which they conquered. For example, the Germans, the Dutch, and the French used the practice of Direct Rule over their colonies in Africa. This system is characterized by the colonizers need for the colonized to become assimilated into their culture. The purpose of this was to make the African people “civilized”