Shopping in Gabon is a delightful experience for the tourists. The capital and the metropolitan city of Libreville accommodates major shopping complexes and offer the tourists a wide variety of goods which range from electronic items to clothes, costly stones, clay pots and traditional music instruments. There are scopes of excellent Shopping in Gabon.
The capital city of Libreville is one of the most expensive cities in the world. The city is more prosperous than many of the surrounding cities. The per capita income of the country is 4 times higher than the average income of the other Sub-Saharan African countries. The off-shore oil production and the rich natural resources are largely responsible for the robust economy of the country. The country exports magnesium, iron and wood. The country is also very rich in Uranium the production of the mineral is currently shut down in 2001 due to the arrival of new competitors in the global arena. The efforts are, however, on to re-open the exports of Uranium.
The robust economy of the country has been translated into many sided developments of the country. The capital city of Libreville also displays the very spirit of the sound economy of the country. Apart from offering a good number of tourist attractions, the city is blessed with bustling markets and modern shops where you can find everything of contemporary need. The 2 major markets of the city are located at Akebe-Plaine, Nkembo and Mon-Bouet. The shops in these markets offer the tourists a good variety of items which range from electronic goods to clothes and costly stones. One can also shop clay pots and traditional musical instruments from the variety of local shops of Gabon.
The stone carvings include among the major shopping bonanzas of Libreville. The local markets are marked by the group of carvers who make the cravings on the stones with their traditional skills. The tourists can also buy delightful crafts from the local markets, villages and the streets. African mask carvings in Fang style, figurines, traditional musical instruments and beautiful clay pots also stand for delightful buying.
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