Africa

Le Gabon

masculine

Going there, being there

au Gabon

Coming from

du Gabon

Why

Le Gabon is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Gabon.

The people

un Gabonais, une Gabonaise

Official language

français

Capital

Libreville

Example

La forêt couvre presque tout le Gabon.

Forest covers almost all of Gabon.

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