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Food and Currency of Gabon

EATING

 

The french influnece a lot of the food in Gabon. Some staples of a normal Gabonese diets are Cassava, rice ,antelopes, porcupine, wild boar game meat, fish tropical fruits, such as, banana, sugarcane and pineapples. The Gabonese food is known to be very tasty and different.

Currency of Gabon

The national currency of Gabon is Central African CFA franc. 1 central african CFA franc is equal to 0.0017 of a US dollar. To put that in perpective, 1 US Dollar is equal to 576.89 Central african CFA francs.In Gabon, money is like a king. There is a national cloin shortage in Gabon so if possible, ask for paper bills instead of coins

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