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The population in 1990 was estimated to be 1,171,000. A brief treatment of
Gabon follows. For full treatment, see macropaedia: Central Africa. For current
history and for statistics on society and economy, see britannica world DATA
ANNUAL.
The population in 1990 was estimated to be 1,171,000. A brief treatment of
Gabon follows. For full treatment, see macropaedia: Central Africa. For current
history and for statistics on society and economy, see britannica world DATA
ANNUAL.
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The narrow strips of riverine forest shelter birds, but the large fauna — leopard,
chimpanzee, west African manatee, western ... The population's birth and death
rates are high even for western Africa, and the infant mortality rate is the highest
in ...
The narrow strips of riverine forest shelter birds, but the large fauna — leopard,
chimpanzee, west African manatee, western ... The population's birth and death
rates are high even for western Africa, and the infant mortality rate is the highest
in ...
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German South West Africa, German deutsch-sudwestafrika, a former German
colony (1884-1919) that is now the nation of Namibia, in southwestern Africa. In
1883 Franz Adolf Liideritz, a merchant from Bremen, Ger., established a trading
post ...
German South West Africa, German deutsch-sudwestafrika, a former German
colony (1884-1919) that is now the nation of Namibia, in southwestern Africa. In
1883 Franz Adolf Liideritz, a merchant from Bremen, Ger., established a trading
post ...
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