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LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
GOVERNMENT: |
Republic; multiparty presidential regime |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi are spoken as well. |
MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%. |
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba); other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality. |
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