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- <text id=93CT1714>
- <title>
- Gabon--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Southern Africa
- Gabon
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: Visas are required and must be obtained in advance
- from the Gabonese Embassy in Washington, DC. Yellow fever
- inoculations are required. Health requirements change; check
- latest information.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Libreville is hot and humid most of the
- year. Wear lightweight summer clothes. Bring light sweaters for
- cool evenings during the dry season, June-August.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Hospitals and private clinics are available
- throughout most of the country for most common problems. Major
- cities have private doctors; several are US-trained. Residents
- and visitors are strongly advised to take regular preventative
- medication against malaria. Avoid raw fruits and vegetables and
- undercooked meats. Tapwater is not always potable.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local and long-distance telephone service
- is available 24 hours. International telephone rates are about
- 10 times higher than in the US. Libreville is six time zones
- ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: There is no public bus service in Libreville.
- Taxis are plentiful along the major routes. Rides may be shared
- at a substantial saving. Air Gabon and several charters operate
- one of the densest domestic air networks in Africa. Nearly all
- major population centers are linked by jet aircraft. An
- international airport at Libreville provides service to regional
- African points, particularly in Francophone Africa, and Air
- Gabon and several European carriers provide frequent wide-body
- flights to Europe from Libreville.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, July
- 1988.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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