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(Click Photo To See Concessions Map)	. Product Origin: Gabon, Africa State Forests: 220,000 km2 Classified Timber Concessions, Gabon Courtesy of Forests Monitor Timber Species Gabon Glossary of Terms Glossary of International Agencies Technical Info Gabon Close-up Map Timber Links: Timber Web
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Species Log Specifications Length: 5.5 m to 15 meters Diameter: 60 cm to 140 cm Est. Log Weight: 2.6 tons Loading : 2,300 cm3 / day Guaranteed by the (A. T. I. B. T.) International Technique Association For Tropical Woods.	COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME / FAMILY
	Douka Tieghemella heckelli Pierre Sapotaceae Iroko Chlophora excelsa Moraceae Kevazingo Guibourtia Caesalpiniaceae Moabi Baillonella toxisperma Pierre Sapotaceae Movingui Distemonanthus benthamianus Bail Caesalpiniaceae * Ozigo Dacryodes buettneri Burseraceae * Okoume Aucoumea klaineana Pierre Burseraceae Padouk Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub Fabaceae Sipo Entandrophragma utile Sprague Meliaceceae
Gabon Fact Sheet Country area 26.8 million ha Total forest area 22 million ha Percentage forest cover 82% Total forest area licensed 11.9 million ha Percentage of total forest area licensed 54% Population (1996) 1.1 million GNP per capita (1997) US$4,230 Life expectancy at birth (1996) 55 years President El Hadj Omar BONGO (since 1967) Prime Minister Jean-Francois NTOUTOUME-EMANE (since 1999) Forest Minister Richard ONOUVIET

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